New report exposes how known traders and exporters are circumventing legal channels and pocketing massive profits from smuggled artisanal DRC…
Category: Rwanda
Women Begin Working in Rwanda’s Semi-Industrial Mine Site
Women at an artisanal mine site in Rwanda are being welcomed to work in its semi-industrial area, as the mine’s…
Workshop Highlights New Research on Women in Rwanda’s Artisanal Mining Sector
Policymakers from the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, private sector, and civil society are meeting to address challenges and…
US Suspension of Conflict Minerals Rule Threatens Progress towards Conflict-Free Supply Chains
February 10, 2017—Ottawa, Canada A reported move by the new United States administration to issue an Executive Order and suspend…
Civil society statement at the 10th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, Paris, 10-12 May 2016
National and international civil society organisations working to advance transparency and accountability in supply chains welcome this 10th Joint Forum…
All That Glitters is Not Gold: Dubai, Congo, and the Illicit Trade of Conflict Minerals
May 27, 2014 Dear Friend, Partnership Africa Canada is pleased to provide you with a copy of its latest report,…
PAC and the ICGLR sign a Memorandum of Understanding
PAC and the ICGLR sign a Memorandum of Understanding defining areas of cooperation with regard to the Initiative against the…
Partnership Africa Canada Welcomes First ICGLR-Certified Conflict-Free Mineral Certificates from Rwanda
Ottawa, Canada /Kigali, DRC -November 15, 2013 A leading international organization working in the conflict free mineral sector today welcomes…
Electronics, auto makers should commit now to due diligence standards to end trade in conflict minerals
Goma/Kinshasa/London/Ottawa/Paris/Washington- May 26, 2011 The organizations CENADEP – Kinshasa, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, Enough Project, Global Witness, Partnership Africa Canada, UAID –…
Canadian organization launches publication on new certification scheme for African conflict minerals
Ottawa– March 23, 2011 A new report that outlines how to develop a regional certification mechanism for tracking high value…