Established in 1999, AIMES is a Pan-African grouping of civil society organizations from mineral-endowed African countries. Key among AIMES’ objectives is providing a common front for advocates working towards improving the governance of Africa’s mineral economy, ensuring a more equitable and sustainable exploitation and contribution of the mineral sector to Africa’s development. Thus AIMES, has been at the forefront of various African civil society initiatives aimed at optimising the minimal returns that mineral-endowed African countries make from their rich mineral resources. This has involved offering alternate policies through calls for changes in mining codes across the continent, working with institutions such as the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to fashion out a new continental mining framework, the African Mining Vision that demands a mining regime aimed at putting mining at the centre of Africa’s industrial development. AIMES holds annual strategic meetings that are also used for capacity building and solidarity purposes and are hosted by members in turn. Third World Network-Africa hosts the secretariat of AIMES.
The Coordinator of the Third World Network (TWN) Africa, Dr Yao Graham, has expressed disquiet over the importation of salt from Brazil to Ghana. He said the development was stifling local production of the mineral and was a disincentive...
Presentation Outline Introduction History of ASGM in Ghana Brief about GNASSM ASGM operations Ghana Experiences and Challenges ASGM in Ghana Before the Ban and After the Ban Conclusion and Way forward Introduction Brief background of Ghana National Association of...
MINERALS AND MINING POLICY (NOVEMBER 2014) : PROMOTION OF EFFICIENT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING OPERATIONS 1)ASMs would be assisted to improve upon their operations. 2)ASM is reserved for Ghanaian citizens. 3)Government will continue to ensure the use of appropriate,...
The Ada Songor lagoon is under serious threat following activities of some businessmen who are wreaking havoc on the salt winning site.The level of devastation at the site could have dire consequences on the environment. The havoc From afar,...
Africa’s small scale miners: no place at the table We lead this edition of African Agenda with feature articles on the artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) sector in Ghana, Tanzania and Ethiopia which are illustrative of the contradictions...
