Day: 3 December 2025

Leaders from across West Africa have been called upon to prioritize equity and transparency in the governance of natural resources, particularly in the extraction of critical minerals. The appeal was made at the High-Level West Africa Conference on Equity in Extraction, held in Accra, Ghana, where participants adopted a communique outlining key principles and actions […]

Civil society organizations, policymakers, and technical experts from across West Africa have issued urgent calls for regional governments to overhaul how critical minerals are extracted and governed, warning that current practices perpetuate inequality while threatening environmental stability. The High-Level West Africa Conference on Equity in Extraction concluded in Accra on October 16, 2025, with participants […]

A high-level regional conference convened by the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has issued a strong call for West African governments, the African Union, and ECOWAS to adopt urgent reforms that promote equity, transparency, and climate justice in the governance of critical mineral resources. The three-day conference—“Equity in Extraction: Addressing Inequalities in Natural Resource Governance, Critical Mineral […]