policy developments - Africa Progress Panel

2 February – Peter Eigen op-ed in
The East African: ‘Enough lessons;
Time for Africa to benefit from its
oil, gas and mining’
APP APR 2013 videos are widely
watched across Africa and used
extensively for advocacy
April – The Panel authorises final
report text
4 March – Caroline Kende-Robb
op-ed for the Royal African
Society: ‘All power to Africa’s
female farmers’
8 April – Start of the APR 2013
social media campaign
30 April – Release of Kofi Annan
pre-launch video about APR 2013
4-7 February – APP attends 2013
Mining Indaba (Cape Town, South
Africa)
12 February – President Olusegun
Obasanjo speaks at the HumboldtVladrina School of Governance
on ‘Africa and good Governance’
(Berlin, Germany)
immediate outcomes
10 May – Launch of the APR 2013
“Equity in Extractives” at the World
Economic Forum (Cape Town,
South Africa)
APR 2013 media coverage in
more than 300 outlets, including
BBC
The Economist
Financial Times
The Guardian
Le Monde
10-13 May – Panel members’
op-eds published in several
international publications
16 May – Chatham House/
Revenue Watch launch Resource
Governance Index. Caroline
Kende-Robb presents the APR 2013
(London, UK)
23 May – APP Briefing at African
Union Summit: President Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia), Carlos
Lopes (Executive Secretary, UNECA)
and Yao Graham (Third World
Network) present the APR 2013
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
African Union Summit media
coverage, including
This is Africa
The Guardian Nigeria
Agencia Angola Press
Jeune Afrique
APR 2013 is distributed at EITI
Global Conference (Sydney)
20 May – UK Permanent Secretary
of DFID, Mark Lowcock, refers
to APR 2013 during speech at
the Mining for Development
Conference in Australia
app activities
immediate outcomes
6-12 June – Zamyn Global
Citizenship G8 Forum: Strive
Masiyiwa and Caroline Kende-Robb
participate in panels on natural
resources (London, UK)
Africa outreach
The APR 2013 and infographics are
being used across Africa by think
tanks, universities, development
organizations and advocacy groups
15 June – UK Government pre-G8
meeting: Kofi Annan speaks on
“Open Growth: Tax, Trade and
Transparency” (London, UK)
immediate outcomes
July – APR 2013 sent to Heads of
States, multinational corporations,
and international organisations
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
of Liberia requested copies of the
APR 2013 which were distributed
to her Cabinet Ministers
July – Letters from Kofi Annan to
G20 Finance Ministers and Sherpas
16 August – APP G20 Social media
campaign - “G20 Tax reform must
benefit Africa too”
30 August – Kofi Annan op-ed
in Australian Financial Review:
‘Rewards for mining companies
that play fair on tax in Africa’
19 June – Kofi Annan briefs UN
Security Council on APR 2013
findings (New York, USA)
21-22 June – Africa Emerging
Markets Forum 2013: Michel
Camdessus speaks on “Vision Africa
2050 “ by presenting key APR 2013
recommendations (Abidjan)
app activities
High-level Ministers from Ghana
and Nigeria request and discuss
the APR 2013
Kenya uses the APR 2013 for
discussions on reforming the
country’s mining code
27 August – Financial Times “ENRC
listing saga a debacle of corporate
governance”
Global outreach
APR 2013 presented to G8 leaders
at the G8 Summit in Lough Erne
september – october
1 February – Peter Eigen op-ed in
the Mail and Guardian: ‘A word of
advice for mining investors’
March – APP discussions with UK
Government on agenda setting
for G8
app activities
july – august
18 January – APP publishes
summary of discussion from its
Expert Consultation on APR 2013
immediate outcomes
june
5 January – Caroline Kende-Robb
and Nuruddin Farah op-ed in The
East African: ‘Somalia’s literary
lessons on education: More
teachers, classrooms and jobs’
app activities
may
immediate outcomes
march – april
January – February
app activities
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immediate outcomes
5 September – Kofi Annan op-ed
in The Guardian: ‘G20: How global
tax reform could transform Africa’s
fortunes’
5 September – Vatican day of
reflection with CEOs of mining
industry discusses APR 2013
19 September – Caroline KendeRobb op-ed in the Skoll World
Forum: ‘Getting a fair deal on
Africa’s resource wealth’
26 September – Kofi Annan
presents APR 2013 at the
Graduate Institute of Geneva
(Switzerland)
27 September – Panel members
meet to discuss impact of APR
2013 and plan APR 2014 (Geneva,
Switzerland)
October – APP continues to
draw media attention through
statements, opinion-page articles
and mentions of the APR 2013
22-24 June – Negotiation
Support Facility Conference:
Peter Eigen presents APR 2013
(Liberia)
26 June – Michel Camdessus
article in Friends of Europe:
‘Africa’s economic transformation:
The role of natural resources’
October – APP continues dialogue
with industry
April – APP meets with senior
executives of oil, gas and mining
companies
25 February – Strive Masiyiwa
joins the APP
January – Implementation of the African Minerals Development Centre
established by the African Union Heads of State and Government
3 April – Australian government announces intention to force
multinationals to disclose their tax arrangements
3 May – Zambia announces plans to tighten foreign currency rules so as to
combat tax evasion
15 February – The government of Guinea starts publishing its mining
contracts
9 April – EU agrees to draft law on transparency of extractive industries,
similar to the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act
13 May – David Cameron announces tax, transparency and trade for G8
agenda
16 February – G20 vow to “take necessary collective actions” to discourage
corporate tax evasion
18 April – DRC temporarily suspended from the EITI
23 May – The new EITI Standard is adopted during the EITI Global
Conference in Sydney to improve transparency around countries’ oil, gas
and mineral resources
28 February – The Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso declared EITI
compliant
policy developments
10 June – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces mandatory
reporting standards for payments made to foreign and domestic
governments by Canadian extractive companies
14 June – United States announces a partnership with Guinea to
strengthen transparency and good governance in Guinea’s extractive sector
15 June – Guinea’s government decides to publicly post all current and
future mining contracts
18 June – G8 commit to establish automatic exchange of information
between tax authorities as the new global standard
26 June – EU mandates European companies to publish payments of
more than €100,000 made to the government in the country in which they
operate
19 July – G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors endorse
OECD Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) in Moscow
5-6 September – G20 heads of state endorse OECD Action Plan on Base
Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) during G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg
25 July – Democratic Republic of the Congo raises tax on copper and
cobalt concentrates by two-thirds
6 September – G20 countries endorse automatic information exchange
as the new global standard for governments to tackle tax evasion
8 August – Senegal submits official candidature application to the EITI
10 September – Government of Mali announces plan to review existing
mining contracts
31 October – UK Prime Minister David Cameron announces that
company ownership registry announced at this year’s G8 Summit will be
public
about the africa progress panel
“There are many important recommendations in the Africa Progress Report.”
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian President
The Africa Progress Panel (APP) consists of ten distinguished individuals from the private and public
sector who advocate for equitable and sustainable development for Africa. Mr Kofi Annan, former
Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel laureate, chairs the APP and is closely involved
in its day-to-day work.
“According to Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress Panel, 12 out of 25 countries in the world
with the highest child mortality rates are resource-rich African Countries.”
David Cameron, UK Prime Minister
The life experiences of Panel members give them a formidable capability to access a wide crosssection of society including at the highest levels in Africa and across the globe. As a result, the Panel
functions in a unique policy space with the ability to target decision-making audiences, including
African and other world leaders, heads of state, leaders of industry, plus a broad range of stakeholders
at the global, regional, and national levels.
“The Africa Progress Report is a game-changer.”
Donald Kaberuka, AfDB President
The Panel facilitates coalition building to leverage and broker knowledge, and convene decisionmakers to influence policy and create change for Africa. The Panel has extensive networks of policy
analysts across Africa. By bringing together experts with a focus on Africa, the APP contributes to
generating evidence-based policies.
“The Africa Progress Report is very timely not only because it can influence the G8 discussions,
but also because it can influence the African discussions.”
Carlos Lopes, UNECA Executive Secretary
“If you have not read the Africa Progress Report, you really should.”
Mark Lowcock, DFID Permanent Secretary
“This is an impressive, timely and important report.”
Claire Short, EITI Chair
“Once again, the Africa Progress Panel is saying what we all know but few want to admit.”
Lanre Akinola, This is Africa Editor
“The Africa Progress Report is hard-hitting.”
The Financial Times
Kofi Annan
Michel Camdessus
Peter Eigen
Bob Geldof
Graça Machel
Strive Masiyiwa
Olusegun Obasanjo
Linah Mohohlo
Robert Rubin
Tidjane Thiam
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January – October 2013