policy developments - Africa Progress Panel
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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 app activities 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 mapping africa progress report 2013 activities and influence January – October 2013