New Directions in Mining Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

For mining to contribute to the elimination in the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), of this “paradox of plenty,”4 where vast mineral which calls for the transformation of wealth coincides with pervasive poverty, proper mining sectors across the continent. [...] M. from the University of Toronto, a J. D. from the University of Ottawa, a B. A. Governance across Africa in political science and Middle Eastern and African studies from the University The AMV supports the realization of SDGs 1 and 8 in of Alberta, and an M. A. in international two primary ways. [...] Defined broadly Guineans for supplying goods and services for their as “local content requirements” (LCRs), these activities and a plan of promotion of employment obligations typically demand that “a certain of Guineans according to the quotas established percentage of intermediate goods used in the by the code.”17 In Botswana, the government production processes…be sourced from domestic implement [...] In Burkina Faso, for the creation of a mandatory training program example, the national government introduced designed to ensure the progressive replacement of detailed obligations outlining that preference foreign staff by local personnel.19 Through LCRs in should be given to local businesses in the mining, African governments are equipped with procurement of goods and services.14 Measures were l [...] New Directions in Mining Governance and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa 5 Conclusion If governed properly, mining in Africa can help achieve SDGs 1 and 8. The AMV offers a way to govern mining with a developmental purpose.