Geological Resources in Central Africa — State of the Art

• Mineral resources and development in Africa
  Strategic guideline document.
  By CESMAT (Centre d’études supérieures des matières premières)
  (English/French, PDF, 4.1 MB)
• Assessment of the Mining Sector and Infrastructure Development in the Congo Basin Region
  By Erik Reed and Marta Miranda, WWF. 2007
• U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook
  Country Studies 2003-2007
  By U.S. Geological Survey

Revenue, Transparency & Good Governance

• Certified Trading Chains in Mineral Production & The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative
  Synergies and Scope for Collaboration
  By Nicholas Garrett, German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources. 2008
• Follow the money. A Guide to Monitoring Budgets and Oil and Gas Revenues
  By Revenue Watch, Open Society Institute and Center for Policy at Central European University Studies International Budget Project. 2005
• Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency
  By IMF. 2005
• Beyond the Rhetoric. Measuring Revenue Transparency
  Company Performance in the Oil and Gas Industries
  By The Save the Children Fund. 2005
• Strengthening Transparency in the Oil Sector in Cameroon: Why Does It Matter?
  By Stéphane Cossé, IMF. 2006
• Transparency and Accountability In Africa's Extractive Industries
  The Role of the Legislature
  By National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. 2007
• The Rough Guide to Transparency and Natural Resource Revenues
  By CAFOD. 2005
• Financing for Development Series: Increasing Government Revenues from the Extractive Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
  By Martin Stürmer, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). 2008
• Governance Framework for Extractive Industries in Africa
  Mining Guidelines for Governance Work Volume I: Main Report
  By Miguel Schloss, Andrew Stern and April Allderdice, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Oil, Gas Mining Policy and Operations Unit (COCPO); Oil, Gas Mining and Chemicals Department, Sustainable Development Network Vice Presidency, World Bank Group. 2007
• Implementation of the Management Response to the Extractive Industries Review
  By the World Bank Group. 2009
• Certified Trading Chains in Mineral Production
  By Markus Wagner, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR). 2007
• Recommendations on Due Diligence for Buyers and Companies Trading in Minerals from Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and for their Home Governments
  By Global Witness. 2008
• Framework for Responsible Mining: A Guide to Evolving Standards
  By Marta Miranda, David Chambers and Catherine Coumans, Center for Science in Public Participation (CSP2) and the World Resources Institute (WRI). 2008
• The Civil Society Guide to Extractive Industry Revenues and the EITI
  Edited by David L. Goldwyn, Revenue Watch Institute. 2008
• Governance of the Extractive Industries in Africa: Survey of Donor-funded Assistance
  By African Development Bank, Norad, The World Bank. 2008
• Eye on EITI. Civil Society Perspectives and Recommendations on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
  By Revenue Watch Institute, Publish What You Pay. 2008
• EITI Fact Sheet
  By EITI International Secretariat. 2009

Peace, Conflict & Natural Resources

• From Conflict to Peacebuilding. The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment
  By UNDP
• Under-Mining Peace. The Explosive Trade in Cassiterite in Eastern DRC
  By Global Witness. 2005
• Rush and Ruin. The Devastating Mineral Trade in Southern Katanga, DRC
  By Global Witness. 2004
• Operating in Areas of Conflict
  An IPIECA Guide for the Oil and Gas Industry
  By International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA). 2008
• “Faced with a gun, what can you do?”
  War and the Militarisation of Mining in Eastern Congo
  By Global Witness. July 2009
  (English, PDF, 3.7 MB)

Environment & Biodiversity

• Integrating Biodiversity Conservation into Oil & Gas Development
  By The Energy & Biodiversity Initiative
• Managing Natural Resource Wealth
  By Jill Shankleman, United States Institute of Peace. 2006

Social Questions, Gender and HIV/AIDS

• Creating Successful, Sustainable Social Investment
  Guidance Document for the Oil and Gas Industry
  By International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA). 2008
• Integrating Women into Mining Operations
  Three Examples of Newmont Ghana and Llonmin South Africa
  By Natalie Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group. 2008
• HIV/AIDS in the Mining Sector: Assessment of Factors of Vulnerability
  Fact-Finding Report: Central African Republic (CA)
  By African Development Fund. 2008
  (English, PDF, 554 kB)

Gold

• The Curse of Gold
  Democratic Republic of Congo
  By Human Rights Watch. 2005
• Unearth Justice: Counting the cost of Gold
  By CAFOD. 2006
• The Real Price of Gold
  By Brook Larmer, National Geographic. 2009

Diamonds

• Diamond Industry Annual Review
  Democratic Republic Congo 2007
  By Partnership Africa Canada. 2007
• An independent commissioned review evaluating the effectiveness of the Kimberley Process
  By Global Witness. 2006
• Loupe Holes. Illicit Diamonds in the Kimberley Process
  By Partnership Africa Canada, Global Witness. 2008
• Guide du Code Minier en République Centrafricaine
  A l’usage des artisans et ouvriers miniers
  By Projet pilote sur les Droits de Propriété et le Développement du Diamant Artisanal en République Centrafricaine (DPDDA).
  (French, PDF, 1.5 MB)

Case Studies

• Oil and Governance Report
  A Case Study of Chad, Angola, Gabon, and Sao Tome é Principe
  By Karin Alexander and Stefan Gilbert, IDASA
• Ressources géologiques et transparence dans le secteur des matières premières en Afrique centrale
  Une étude de cas de la GTZ
  By Jürgen Runge. 2009
  (French, PDF, 867 kB)
• Chad's Oil: Miracle or Mirage?
  Following the Money in Africa's Newest Petro-State
  By Ian Gary, Catholic Relief Services, and Nikki Reisch, Bank Information Center. 2005
• The Chad-Cameroon Oil & Pipeline Project
  A Project Non-completion Report
  By Korinna Horta, Environmental Defense, Samuel Nguiffo, Center for Environment and Development, Delphine Djiraibe, Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights. 2007
• German Contributions to Combating the Illegal Exploitation and Trade of Resources in the Great Lakes Region
  By the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. August 2009
  (English, PDF, 45 kB)
• Impacts of Artisanal Gold and Diamond Mining on Livelihoods and the Environment in the Sangha Tri-National Park (TNS) Landscape, Congo Basin
  Policy Brief. By CIFOR/IUCN. September 2009
  (English, PDF, 557 kB)

Resource Curse

• The Political Economy of the Resource Curse: A Literature Survey
  By Andrew Rosser, Institute of Development Studies (IDS). 2006

Legal Documents

• Portant Code Minier de la Republique Centrafricaine
  Loi No. 09.005
  By the Government of the Central African Republic. 29 April 2009
  (French, PDF, 512 kB)
• Cameroun Code minier
  By the Government of Cameroon. 2001
• Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
  Text of agreement

• Geological Resources in Central Africa — State of the Art
• Revenue, Transparency & Good Governance
• Peace, Conflict & Natural Resources
• Environment & Biodiversity
• Social Questions, Gender and HIV/AIDS
• Gold
• Diamonds
• Case Studies
• Resource Curse
• Legal Documents