Finance and Operations Director - Fahamu
Fahamu is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Director to manage the organisation's finance and operations team.
This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya but will have a remit covering the whole of Fahamu's pan-African programmes with offices in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa and UK.
The deadline for applications is February 10, 2012.
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Highlights French edition
Pambazuka News French Editon 73: The hidden truth behind extractive industries
2008-10-15, Issue 402
The hidden truth behind extractive industries
Tidiane Kassé - 2008-10-12
Tidiane Kassé looks at the current state of affairs with regard to the extractive industries in West Africa. He points to the complicity of governments and major corporations in exploiting these resources without any real benefits accruing to the populations. The lack of transparency and information available to the populations of the regions obfuscates all manner of corruption and malfeasance. Panos Institute of West Africa organized a workshop for journalists in early October aimed at equipping them to provide accurate information to affected populations and spur action by civil society to confront the ills associated with the sector.
The socio-economic impact of extractive industries
Moussa K Traoré - 2008-10-11
This incisive and frank essay by Malian economist Moussa K Traoré, weighs out the social and economic benefits and the costs of extractive industries for West African countries, with special reference to Mali. Whereas mining was always an integral part of the economies of the region in ancient times, this analysis focuses on the industrial scale exploitation of mineral resources which began during the colonial times and carries on to the present. Traoré looks at the impact in terms of population displacement, real job creation, health of the population, and socio-cultural structures, and concludes that extractive industries need to do a lot more for the benefits to outweigh the costs.
Global mining industry challenges
Keith Slack - 2008-10-12
Mineral exploitation is both one of the oldest global industries and an economic sector of great importance for contemporary developing countries. In light of the new record price for minerals such as gold and copper, the sector’s influence has increased enormously over the last few years. Exploring the environmental concerns and escalation of local conflicts associated with mineral exploitation, Keith Slack reviews the continuing difficulties arising from governments’ collaboration with multinational corporations and the consequences of countries’ dependence on commodities.
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