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SUMMARY:MADI ASM Training Workshop In ZAMBIA
DESCRIPTION:Background \n\n  \nAfrica’s poverty is well pronounced in rural areas where most communities are usually engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining. The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector can be an engine for growth in Zambia if properly harnessed and integrated as a development strategy.  \nThe Africa Mining Vision (AMV) that was adopted by AU Assembly in 2009\, recognizes the developmental role of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). However\, despite its importance and potential to unlock the vicious circle of poverty\, ASM remains a sector characterized by several challenges that constrain the realization of the developmental potentials. These include among others inadequate policy and regulatory frameworks; limited technical capacity of miners; inadequately explored mineral bearing areas; health and safety\, environmental degradation\, gender insensitivities and child labor issues; lack of access to finance and appropriate technologies. These challenges generally lock ASM actors into a cycle of poverty-driven subsistence operations that contribute to the marginalization of the ASM sector from the broader national economy. \n  \nAlthough more than 8 million people are said to be directly engaged in the ASM sub-sector and well over 30 million depend on it with up to 50% of these women and youth\, this sub-sector continues to be neglected both locally and in the international development agenda and does not feature in most national and local poverty alleviation strategies. Much of this is due to the negative perceptions of ASM\, which tends to outweigh its positive impacts. However\, an increasing number of people turn to it to seek alternative livelihoods\, particularly in marginal areas with limited economic alternatives. The poverty cycle is aggravated by legal and regulatory failures including failure of governments to recognize and/or formalize the sub-sector. Most ASM miners do not have security of tenure or access to high –quality and mineable resources. To this\, one can add poor access to financial resources caused by the reluctance of banks and other financial agencies to provide loans and other financial assistance to an unregulated ASM sub-sector. \n  \n\nObjective \n\n  \nThe training is aimed to strengthen the capacity of artisanal small-scale miners to effectively in engage in formalized and responsible mining for sustainable environmental management and climate change and secondly engage in value addition and\, trade at the national and local levels so that they can be integrated in regional minerals value chains under the African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA.  \n  \nSpecific Objectives   \n  \nThe specific objectives of the one-day workshop are to:  \n\nExchange lessons\, experience and best practices on responsible mining and climate change\, health and safety\, environment as well as gender and other social issues in the mining sector.\nShare evidence-based knowledge and analysis on scalable business ideas in the mining sector. \nIdentify opportunities that improve their livelihoods.\nTo nurture basic business development & management skills. \nTo strengthen a network of businesses (especially women and youth) who can support each other.\n\n \n\nExpected Outcomes:\n\n  \nIt is envisaged that the training will facilitate deepened understanding of the role of Artisans in economic growth\, gender equality and promotion of youth employment.  \nThe specific outcomes of the training will include:  \n\nLeadership skills and entrepreneurship capacity build amongst the miners\, \nIncreased awareness among trainees and other stakeholder on life skills including health and safety\nSensitization on environment protection to avert climate change effects\, \nEnhanced understanding among participants on their role in mitigating gender-based violence and child labor. \nEnhanced success/survival rate of businesses started by Artisans by formalizing them into professional cooperatives of Small and Medium Enterprises \nCreation of alternative sources of income and employment opportunities created through successful business enterprises diversification\n\n \n\nMethodology \n\n  \nThe training will take the format of expert perspectives that will be delivered through panel presentations and onsite training which will be followed by participatory discussions from the participants. The discussions shall draw on evidence-based knowledge and lived experiences of participants that will be complemented by insightful policy-focused technical expert submissions and deliberations. Sufficient time and opportunity will be given to participants to meaningfully interact amongst themselves and enhance peer to peer learning. \n  \nThe training will be facilitated by three-tier delivery model applied as follows;  \n  \nTier 1: Content delivery– old and new information on the subject matter.  \n  \nTier 2:  Case presentation– Real Life Case studies from the participants & Experts. \n  \nTier 3: Subject Application-Quantifiable/ Practical application of the skills gained through realistic plan of actions\, group and individual focused assignments. \n  \nWorkshop Areas: \n\nClimate Change\n\nThe workshop will raise awareness on the potential negative impacts of climate change on the mining sector which has grown in the past years. The impacts of extreme weather events such as recurring droughts\, floods and cyclones experienced in some of the world’s leading mining regions have led some sections of the industry to start thinking about their own vulnerabilities and the risks climate change could pose. This workshop will   shed some light on an overview of the complex challenges around extractive resources in the context of climate change such as\, the mining sector being one of the major emitters of greenhouse gases and it produces fossil energy resources that also significantly contribute to global CO2 emissions\, 2) mining is a sector that is particularly vulnerable to climate change. \n \n\nValue Addition and Trade (ACfTA) \n\nValue addition or benefaction in the minerals sector is key for African countries to benefit economically from the sector\, the workshop will ensure that the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) can be assisted in this regard bearing in mind that the sub-sector continues to face challenges related to deficiencies in skills\, finance\, marketing and technology\, among others. The key lesson\, therefore\, is that progress is not possible unless we move from rhetoric regarding ASM best practice and convert it into practical on-the-ground efforts to step up assistance programmed so that we bring ASM into the realm of productive\, functioning businesses. Zambia\, like most African governments\, desire to create manufacturing value added from their mineral products however policy\, needs to be backed by legislation\, specific incentives and above all develop the requisite institutional capacity. Value addition in the sector would also enable engagement of ASM in the AfCFTA. \n \n\n Formalization\, Good Governance and Entrepreneurship  \n\nThe main objective is to provide young Artisans and stakeholders with practical business tools\, including mentorship that will lead to increased revenue\, employment creation\, and ultimately improved livelihoods and/or economic empowerment. The training will focus on four key modules namely; business compliance\, business modelling\, business processes and value addition and Business presentation skills.  \n \n\nHealth and Safety and Environment\n\nThe objective of this training is to highlight the hazards and risks that small-scale miners and artisanal face in their working environment. The implementation of this training will respond to the sustainable development goal 8 which seeks to improve health and safety at ASM sites which is instrumental in achieving decent work for all through safe and secure working environments. The training will focus on the following areas that significantly impact Health\, Safety & Environment; physical & Biomechanical\, chemical\, psychosocial\, and biological. \n \n\nGender Sensitization \n\nThe workshop will equip Artisans with in depth knowledge on Gender Value clarification\, Gender Roles\, power margins in Gender. The training will further assist the Artisans to understand and develop skills needed for averting Gender Based Violence and the imbalance of power.  \n\nLife Skills Training \n\nThe main objective is to build artisans confidence in communication\, group collaborative skills that lead to healthy relationships and cope with day-to-day life challenges. The training will engage artisans in exploring cognitive abilities\, improving personal and interpersonal abilities. Which will in turn increase internal focus of control\, evaluation of future consequences of present actions and enhance people skills.  \n \n\nWorking Languages\n\n  \nThe workshop will be conducted in Language – English. \n \n\nParticipation\n\n  \nParticipants will be drawn from ASM and other sector stakeholders such as academician CSO\, developmental organizations and private sector in Zambia.  \n  \nDate and Venue  \n  \nThe training will be held at Blue Crest Lodge\, Kabulonga in Lusaka. \n \n\nOutput \n\n  \n\nWorkshop report with recommendations \n\n \n\nContacts\n\n  \nFor more information please contact:  \nAngela Mulenga \nEmail: angela.mulenga@gmail.com \, \nMuyekwa Zulu.
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SUMMARY:Science Summit at the US-Africa Leaders Summit MADI Session   A Win-Win (Mutually beneficial) Sustainable Africa – US Partnership
DESCRIPTION:(African Leadership for African Development through Sustainable Mineral Resource Exploitation) \nEvent website:\nhttps://scienceusafricaleaders.sched.com/event/1F8Gb\nRegister in advance for this session:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcuqppjguGNY5B_kZSlRjGPtPofU5AIbn\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \n“The United States knows that\, on most of the urgent challenges and opportunities we face\, Africa will make the difference. We can’t achieve our goals around the world – whether that’s ending the COVID-19 pandemic\, building a strong and inclusive global economy\, combating the climate crisis\, or revitalizing democracy and defending human rights – without the leadership of African governments\, institutions\, and citizens . . . The United States firmly believes that it’s time to stop treating Africa as a subject of geopolitics – and start treating it as the major geopolitical player it has become.” Antony j. Blinken\, US Secretary of State https://www.state.gov/u-s-africa-enduring-partnership/ \nThe US- African Leaders Summit dubbed -US-Africa Enduring Partnership – scheduled in Washington D.C.\, 12-16 Dec 2022 will look at shaping A New Partnership between the United States of Africa and the Africa in the following key areas; \n• Economic Cooperation and Development\n• Youth Engagement\n• Security\, Peace and Stability\n• Health Cooperation and\n• Climate Change or Environmental Issues \nAfrica has all that the world needs to sustain development – Human and Natural resources especially the ballooning Youth population (642 .4 million – 49.4% of African population is below 24 years of Age and i.1.14 million about 87.7% of the population are below 49years) and Africa’s population is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 and Minerals Resources. Africa is endowed with mineral resources – as the world moves in the Transition Era\, the US needs Critical Minerals and Africa has them\, Africa can be the food basket for the increasing population of the world with her unexploited huge arable land\, etc \nAfrica is deepening her integration agenda for accelerating industrialisation\, boosting intra-African Trade\, create jobs for the huge youth population but above all to achieve sustainable levels of inclusive growth\, social and economic structural transformation. While the world has moved into digital economies\, most of African countries are still Least Developed and factor Driven Economies that need to at least move into Technological\, Innovation Driven economies. \nHistory has shown that Africa has not benefited from any US- Africa Partnership in the past. The visible example is the African Opportunity Act\, enacted on 18 May 2000 as Public Law 106 of the 200th Congress as an 8- year Trade and Investment Framework then extended to 15 years but George Bush\, which has since been extended several times\, but which has not fully benefited Africa. \nThe challenge has been how to position herself to take advantage of external partnerships. As African leaders meet the United States leadership to engage in discussions for a partnership between the two spheres there is a need to address issues that hinder Africa from benefiting from such Partnerships – there are a number of these challenges\, but the following are critical and need to be addressed: \n1. Africa needs to engage with one voice – as a United Africa. On 1st January 2021\, Africa launched trading under the African Continental Free trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) which brings all 55 African Union member States to trade as ONE\n2. Coherent Policies African Countries whether sovereign or regionally have not put in place policies that support the kind of Partnership between a Superpower and 55 fragmented Countries. In this case the US has used a kind of Cherry – Picking- engagement with selected African Countries\,\n3. Investing in key sectors that would stimulate or propel foreign investments that would spur inclusive growth and sustainable development for Africa. These investments include investing in the Youth for skills development\, science and technology\, investing in Infrastructure (transport and energy)\, investing in Innovation\, Research and Development among others\n4. Insecurity – Africa is a home of internal conflicts that could be avoided given regional integration blocks – African Leadership has not focused in eliminating these non-ideological conflicts that are fuelled by illicit trade in mineral resources\,\n5. Environmental degradation- while the world is seeking to reduce Carbon emission\, Africa continues to attract investments in the Mineral resource sector that destroy the environment \nMADI Session will focus on how African Leaders could position Africa to benefit from the US-Africa Partnership that will be reached during the Summit. An Enduring – US-Africa Partnership should be Mutually beneficial and a Win-Win – for all. The Session will mainly focus on a mutually beneficial the US-Africa Partnership through exploitation of mineral resources for greening the US. \nSpeakers \n1. Frank Dixon Mugyenyi – Executive Director – MADI\n2. Dr. Michael Kiberu – ICT Chief Officer – MADI\n4. Dr. Osman Illboudo – Burkina Faso\n5. Ms Isabbelle Ramdoo – IGF\n6. Mr. Samuel Agbo-Tabi – MADI Board member – Cameroon\n7. Ms Mary Burton – Namibia\n8. Ms. Ndeshihafela Panduleni Ndivayele – President of the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST) – Mining & Process Engineering Society\n9. Ms Adaji – Ojo Eleojo – Award Winner – MADI-Calestous Juma Essay Competition 2021. \n  \nRegister in advance for this session:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpcuqppjguGNY5B_kZSlRjGPtPofU5AIbn\nEvent website:\nhttps://scienceusafricaleaders.sched.com/event/1F8Gb
URL:https://madi.africa/event/science-summit-at-the-us-africa-leaders-summit-madi-session-a-win-win-mutually-beneficial-sustainable-africa-us-partnership/
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SUMMARY:8th Science Summit at the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) - SSUNGA –  MADI Session
DESCRIPTION:African Leadership for African Development through Sustainable Mineral Resource Exploitation MADI and SDGs\n  \nTheme_ African Leadership for African Development through Sustainable Mineral Resource Exploitation-  \nInnovation\, Regulations\, and Investment \n  \n“Making mineral resources work for sustainable development in Africa”\nMADI works towards the attainment of the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Global Agenda 2030 Sustainable development Goals SDGs). The 2030 Global Sustainable Development Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the centre of a global cooperative effort for attaining sustainable development globally through inclusive growth and socio-economic structural transformation. Lifting nations and communities out of extreme poverty (SDG 1)\, eliminating hunger (SDG 2)\, ensuring decent jobs and economic growth (SDG 8) as well as industrialisation\, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9) to mention but a few are some of the key goals. These efforts are particularly important for Africa and African nations and are in line with the African Union Vision through Agenda 2063 and its 7 aspirations. \nInnovation\nAfrica has two major assists: youth population and natural resources. No nation in the world has developed without a vibrant industry and manufacturing sector. There is no sector in the economy that does not rely on minerals – directly or through backward and forward linkages. Minerals of the future are demanding that Africa re-positions herself if it is going to benefit and move away from the paradox of a continent with vast natural and human resources but with the majority of her people living under abject poverty. There is a new scramble for green minerals as the world is chasing minerals for energy transition\, economic and security importance but categorised as critical minerals. China and Russia have huge stockpiles- USA and Europe are trying to avoid dependency on China and Russia. This will push the demand and prices sky high. .  While the rest of the world Demand for EV is high\, Africa’s demand for renewable energy is even higher.  \nHow is Africa positioned to take on the challenges and reap from opportunities? To break away from the status-quo of net exporters of raw materials\, Africa is pushing for value addition and beneficiation of her minerals in Africa.  \nBy 2030\, young Africans are expected to make up 42 percent of the world’s youth and account for 75 percent of the those under age 35 in Africa. With such a large population of young people\, supportive policies and programs on inclusive youth development are critical now more than ever. Harnessing the demographic dividend and expanding opportunities for young people—to the benefit of all Africans—will require sound data and evidenced based policies. \nRemedy lies in (Investing In People- IIP) – deliberate investment in the youth specifically in science\, technology\, innovation\, research and development would unlock the key to sustainably exploit and benefit for African abundant resources. \nAn African leadership focused on IIP- to produce innovations in products and services for value addition etc as well as researched policies backed by prudent legal ad regulatory frameworks would be the goal for Africa. Investment in science\, technology and innovation and in research and development (R&D) for youth is the only panacea for Africa to benefit from her natural resources. \nRegulations\nAfrica has not benefited from her vast minerals due to lack of home-grown solutions. While minerals are border-less\, policies are sovereign\, incoherent and not harmonised\, laws are not prudent enough and African regulatory frameworks non-existent. Africa is a net exporter of raw mineral commodities with no value addition. On the other hand\, Africa is not only importing goods and services from the minerals resources\, but it is also a net importer of regulations that are only meant to create a conducive environment for attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Moreover\, the FDI has not resulted in addressing the key issues as prescribed by the SDGs especially creation of jobs and wealth for the huge African youth.  \nWith the high risk associated with the sector\, most of it perceived\, multinational corporations demand for extreme incentives that reap Africa of her benefits. The focus of these external regulations imposed on Africa has been to increase tax revenues for Africa\, which has become a myth due to tax avoidance and other malpractices. It is estimated that Africa loses about US$80-$100 billion annually in Illicit Financial Flows (IFF) more than it receives in ODA. 70% of these are in extractive industries (the minerals sector). While Companies are chasing profit maximization for their shareholders\, Africa should not be looking at value optimization along minerals value chains for social and economic structural transformation\, inclusive growth and sustainable development \n“Investigating the impact of the 2003 Extractive Industries Review on a number of African countries\, the contributors find that a key dimension of the problem lies in the regulatory frameworks imposed on African countries by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They aim to convince academics\, governments\, and industry that regulation needs to be reformed to create a mining industry favourable to social and economic development and environmental protection”. \nThe imposed regulatory frameworks have led to competition among African Countries to attract FDI\, which has in turn led to a surge of the race to the bottom with huge FDI flows in Africa resulting in development in Africa but not Development for Africa.\n \nInvestment\nAttracting investments in the minerals resources sector will never stop. Africa is well positioned to attract responsible investments either foreign or domestic. Africa has what the world wants\, and the world has what Africa needs. To attract investment that will lead to sustainable mineral resource development for Africa will not only require policies\, legal and regulatory frameworks that are working for Africa and investing in the youth\, but also putting the right governance frameworks in place for the sector. The world is moving into Industry 4.0 that comes with Artificial intelligence\, Internet of things etc. Responsible sourcing globally is looking at Environment\, Social and Governance (ESG) standards along the value and supply chains that will be captured by Blockchain technology. Africa has not defined what minimum ESG Standards would work for her. Africa would need to look beyond ESG and look at Environment\, Economic\, Social and Governance (EESG). The Environment refers to environmental protection the usual stuff\, Economic means value optimisation along the value chains – transformation of African economies through industry and manufacturing – Social will relate to issues of human rights\, gender as usual. \nAll these require African Leadership for African Development to focus on three key areas than can unlock Africa’s Minerals Resources transformative role for social and economic structural transformation\, inclusive growth and sustainable development \nWhat can Africa do to turn this page?\nIn 2009\, African Union Heads of state and Government endorsed a non- legally binding.  Africa Mining Vision (AMV) as the blue-print to guide how minerals should contribute to a broad based social and economic development\, 13 years on -no single African Country has domesticated the vision – How can Africa develop her resources to benefit today’s generation without jeopardizing the needs for tomorrows generations – sustainable development? \nObjective\nThe objective of this session is to interrogate ideas in order to come up with African Solutions for African Development – what kind of African leadership does Africa need to achieve the badly needed inclusive growth and sustainable development using her vast resources – Human (Youth) and Natural (Minerals) \n\nInnovations – Invest in People (IIP) – Investing in the Youth to be innovative and creative using science and technology taking the advantage of Industry 4.0\, quantum computing etc  to inform industry\, manufacturing and policy;\nRegulations – African home-grown well researched and coherent policies\, prudent legal and regulatory frameworks that pursue the African Dream \nInvestments – attract responsible investments that are based on African Minimum ESC Standards using  value optimization model that takes into account- Environment\, Economic\, Social and Governance  (EESG) instead of ESG that are looking at revenue maximisation through tax and revenue maximisation which have not yielded the needed development as prescribed by the SDGs and Agenda 2063.\n\nExpected Results \nHigh-level recommendations that can feed into the UN Discussions on African Leadership for the future. \nSpeakers at the MADI– UNGA Science Summit Session – 18th October\, 2022\nDr. Frank Dixon Mugyenyi – Minerals Africa Development Institution (MADI) \n \nFrank Dixon Mugyenyi is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Minerals African Development Institution (MADI) Ltd and former Coordinator of the Africa Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) a Specialised Agency of the African Union responsible for the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision (AMV). He was Coordinator of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Institutional Support Project funded by AfDB and Senior Advisor to Commissioner for Trade\, Industry and Minerals African Union Commission (AUC)on Industry and Minerals\, Before this he was Head of the Mineral Resources Unit. He has over 20 years of experience working in various capacities at the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)\, International Trade Centre (ITC)\, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)\, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) as a Senior Economist and Technical Advisor on industry and mineral resource sustainable development policies and strategies as well as Private Sector Development. \n\nMr. Jean-Claude Guillaneau – French Geological Surveys (BRGM)\n \nJean-Claude Guillaneau is graduated from the ESEM Engineering School in France and continue his studies at the Laval University (Mining and Metallurgy) in Canada. \nAfter working in the Mineral Research Center of Quebec\, he joined BRGM\, the French Geological Survey where he has been Head of the Process Department\, Manager of the International Division and of the Georesources Division including the activities in Geology\, Mineral Resources and Geothermal Energy. He has also been CEO of the engineering subsidiary in geothermal energy CFG. \nHe has been launching a project on Responsible Mining for the French Ministry of Industry. He is managing an European project (PanAfGeo) with 12 European countries for the training of the 55 African Geological Surveys particularly on Mining and Mining environment and starting a new project on the EU Africa Partnership on Raw Material Value Chain (AfricaMaVal). \nHe is actually in charge of the International Institutional Affairs at the General Direction of BRGM. \nHe is member of the French Mining Association (SIM) and he is also member of the SME\, CIMM\, SGA and the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf). \nHe has a strong background in the mining field throughout the World and especially in Africa including small scale mining and mining environment. \nE-mail jc.guillaneau@brgm.fr \n\nDr Rokhaya Samba DIENE\n \nGeological Engineer by Design\, Dr Rokhaya Samba DIENE holds a Doctor-Engineering Diploma in Applied Geology from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. Specialized in Public Administration of Mines from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines in Paris and holder of an Executive MBA in Finance and Advanced Management from the Polytechnic University of West Africa in Dakar\, she successfully completed in 2011\, the Minerals Regulation and Management course from Curtin University in Australia\, and in 2012\, the course on “Mining Policy and Trade Negotiations” from IDEP. \nAppointed Director of Mining Prospecting and Promotion in 2015\, she was successively Head of the Documentation Center and Mining Cadastre\, Head of the Mines and Quarries Division\, Head of the Regional Service of Mines and Geology of Dakar. \nDr Diène coordinated the Africa-Europe Georesources Observation Project (AEGOS)\, the Institutional Diagnosis Program of the Ministry of Mines and Diagnosis of the Legal and Fiscal Framework of the Mining Sector and the organization of the 5 editions of the International Mining Fair of SENEGAL. \nE-mail: rokhaya.samba@minesgeologie.gouv.sn \n\nDr. David Khoza – Council for Geosciences of South Africa (CGS)\n \nDavid Khoza is geophysicist who’s worked in minerals exploration\, mining and geoscience research. After completing BSc Honours degree\, David joined BHP Billiton’s mineral exploration division\, conducting geophysical surveys primarily in Africa. David took a break and then back into academia to complete his PhD\, which focussed on understanding the tectonic evolution of the Southern African lithosphere using magnetotelluric data. Following that\, he joined Anglo American’s Technical Solutions department supporting several business units in mining\, green and brownfield exploration and research efforts within Anglo American. He then joined SPECTREM AIR\, primarily focused on airborne data processing\, modelling\, interpretation and research. David then joined Council for Geoscience’s Executive Management Team. He holds a BSc (Geology and Physics)\, BSc Honours (Geophysics) and a PhD (Geophysics) from the University of the Witwatersrand. \nE-mail  dkhoza@geoscience.org.za \n\nMs. Celine Andrien  – EuroGeoSurveys (EGS)\n \nCeline Andrien (Female) is the Director of EuroGeoSurveys Secretariat\, where she is involved in the management\, technical\, and scientific activities of the Secretariat. \nMs Andrien joined EuroGeoSurveys in 2010 and has taken on a key role in the development and implementation of the EGS Strategy Action Plan and ensuring the smooth operation of all statutory procedures for the organization. \nAs Director\, she monitors EU developments\, liaises with EU institutions/ policymakers\, and represents EGS and its member institutions globally with a particular focus on EU-Africa relations\, thereby strengthening the European Geological Survey community’s network with key stakeholders and interest groups and assisting EGS in fulfilling its strategic ambitions. She has also been strongly involved in the management\, logistics and outreach activities of the geoscientific projects EGS is engaged in\, most notably the PanAfGeo Project which successfully completed its first phase from 2016-2019 and was granted support for a second phase beginning in 2021. \nE-mail: celine.andrien@eurogeosurveys.org \n\nFelix Bob Ocitti – Uganda Petroleum Authority/ AUC AMREC Working Group\n \nFelix Bob Ocitti works as the Manager\, Operations and Compliance at the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU)\, a statutory body charged with the responsibility to monitor and regulate the Petroleum Sector in Uganda. \nHe is a member of the African Union AMREC Working Group charged with developing and promoting the African Minerals and Energy Resource Classification and Management system (AMREC)\, he is also a member of the United Nations Resource Management Systems (UNRMS) sub-group and Petroleum Working Group (PWG) under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) charged with aligning the Petroleum Specifications to the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC). \nFelix played a key role in developing AMREC leading to its adoption by the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) and the Council for Minerals and Energy Ministers of the African Union in September 2021. He also played an active role in development of the “Supplementary Specifications for the Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources to Petroleum” which was published in September 2021. \nHe is an active member of the Geological Society of Africa among other societies. He holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College London\, a Bachelor of Science degree from Makerere University\, Uganda and currently a Candidate for LLM International Law and Policy at the University of Dundee UK. \nEmail: felix.ocitti@pau.go.ug \nocittifelix@gmail.com \n\nDr. Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye – Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN)\, Ministry of Mines   Energy \n \nDr. Abdoul Aziz Ndiaye is Senior Lecturer in Mining Geology / Geostatistics and is Director of the Institute of Earth Sciences (IST) of the University C. A. D. of Dakar (Senegal) since 2007. \nAfter graduating as geologist engineer and after a Master in Mining Geostatistics at the Ecole des Mines de Paris\, he worked for more than 10 years in the mining industry in phosphates\, industrial clays and in the exploration of gold. After a short stay to the Mines and Geology Administration\, he joined in 2007\, IST where he’s teaching Mining Geostatistics and Economic Evaluation of Mining Projects. \nHis academic works focuses on applications of real options to mining\, particularly in considering geological and financial uncertainties in the economic evaluation of mining projects with applications to mining taxation and income sharing between “stakeholders” (State\, Mining Companies and Communities). \n\nMs. Anna-Karren Nguno – Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN)\, Ministry of Mines  Energy \n \nMrs Anna Nguno is a Deputy Director and a head of the Regional Geoscience (Mapping) Division at the Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN)\, Ministry of Mines   Energy. She obtained her Master of Science in Geology and mineralogy from the University of Helsinki/Finland in 1998. For the past 22 years\, Mrs. Nguno has been working as a geologist in various positions at GSN. Her work experience includes but is not limited to: \n\nCoordinating geological mapping and research in collaboration with local and international research institutions and researchers\nCompilation of Geological maps\, Geoscience data management. GIS and Remote Sensing.\nInvolved in the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) activities in Namibia and promotes Geoscience data management and standardization as well as Geoscience awareness in school and the public at large.\n\nMrs. Anna Nguno is a: \n\nPresident\, Geoscience Council of Namibia\nVice-President for Southern Africa\, Geological Society of Africa\nVice-president\, Sub-commission for Africa Maps\, Commission for the Geological Map of the World\nAUC- African Mineral and Energy Resources Classification and Management System (AMREC)\, Technical Working Group member.\nMember of the IUGS Nominating Committee for the term 2020-2024.\nAmongst others\n\n\nProff Nellie Mutemeri – School of Mining Engineering\, University of Witwatersrand & Mining Practice Director\, Mutemeri Consulting\n \nProfessor Nellie Mutemeri holds a PhD in Geology and is an Associate Professor with the University of Witwatersrand. She has worked extensively in the mining sector with experience in sustainability\, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)\, social impacts\, mining policy & governance\, legislation and strategy\, responsible supply chains and ethical audits. She currently sits on the Board of the Diamond Development Initiative\, and is also a member of the UNESCO Council for International Geosciences Council Programme. Professor Mutemeri has worked and consulted for: AngloGold Ashanti\, DFID\, UNEP\, Oxfam\, Action Aid\, USAID\, World Bank\, BGR\, Cardno Emerging Markets\, Conservation International and IBI International. \n  \nMr. Jerry Ahadje – African Development Bank (AfDB)\n \nA mining specialist with 25 years’ experience in natural resource management: research\, policy analysis & implementation and mineral sector regulation. \nJerry Ahadjie is currently the Chief Minerals Officer at the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank\, where he is contributing his quota to the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision in several countries on the continent. Before joining the Bank\, he worked with the Ghana Minerals Commission and rose to the position of Deputy Manager in charge of Sectoral Policy\, Planning & Projects. \nMr. Ahadjie holds a BSc (Hons) in Mining Engineering and an MSc in Mineral Exploration (GIS based) from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Jerry has several professional certificates in mineral policy & economics\, mineral value chains\, strategic management\, mine closure and project management. Jerry has to his credit a number of publications & presentations\, especially on Africa’s mining sector. \n\nMr. Nerson Tjaros – Founding Member MADI\, EDS Pty Ltd\, BI Dynamics Pty Ltd\, Dryland Water & \nEnergy Pty Ltd;  \n \nNerson Tjelos is a Geo-entrepreneur based in Windhoek\, Namibia. He has over 8 years of Exploration\, Mining Consulting\, Environmental Research\, and Business Development Experience. Nerson has founded a number of business entities in Namibia and Africa and his team members include earth scientists\, data analysts\, project managers\, and business engineers. He received several business awards and was named among the Top 100 Most Influential and Young Brightest Minds in Africa in 2019 and 2020. He prefers to be referred to as a Generalist who knows little about a number of things\, and a non-stop-grinder who has a strong desire to create teams capable of providing consultancy services in all corners of Africa by 2027. \n  \nNdeshihafela  Ndivayele – Mining & Process Engineering Society\, Windhoek\, Namibia \n \nMs. Ndeshihafela Panduleni Ndivayele is the President of the Namibia University of Science & Technology (NUST) – Mining & Process Engineering Society\, finishing up her Bachelor of Engineering in Mining (Honours)\, a member of the Women in Mining UK (WIM UK)\, former Coordinator of the 1st and 2nd Annual  Namibia International Engineering Week 2018 and 2019\, respectively\, hosted by the Namibian Society of Engineers (NASE) under the patronage of Mr. Riaan Burger\, CEO of NAMDEB Diamond Corporation\, a De Beers Group partnership with the Namibian government. \nMoreover\, Ms. Ndivayele is the Founder of NABO Innovations\, a newly established engineering & creative design start-up that has been selected as Top 5 for Southern African Women in Engineering (WomEng) Fellowship 2021 Innovation Challenge powered by De Beers Group\, tackling a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)\, as well as\, Top 30 in Africa for BeChangeMaker 2022\, powered by HP Foundation\, WorldSkills and African Union Commission and supported by United Nations Industrial Development Organization. \nEmail: Ndeshi Way ndeshiway@gmail.com \n  \nLyapa Manza – Country Coordinator- ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme -Zambia\n \nLyapa Manza is the Country Coordinator of the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme  for Zambia. He holds a  Mining Engineering degree  from the University of Zambia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Bedfordshire (UK). Lyapa  has over 20 years’ experience working in the minerals sector in areas of  mine management\, project management and development of  greenfield projects on range of mineral commodities including Copper\, Manganese\, Gemstones\, Cobalt\, Gypsum\, Feldspar\, Limestone\, Tin and Coal. He also worked in mineral resource governance  in Government\, the World Bank\, European Union and UNDP contributing strategies on  legal and regulatory frameworks reviews\, environmental and safety safeguards\, best mining practices\, community relations and Artisanal and Small-Scale miners’ capacity building.  Lyapa is driven by passion to unlock the full potential of the Development Minerals and has contributed to developing strategies that  improve the Development Minerals  sector through capacity building and promoting investment in the ASM projects.
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