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The revelations, contained in a report published in its entirety today by Global Witness titled “An Annual Report by the Control Board for 2010” (the “Report”), and in a series of letters written by NOC employees, outline complaints against the NOC that include: | March 20, 2012 Oil, Gas & Mining Compagnie pétrolière britannique annonce son plan de travail d’explorer dans la Site du Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO au Congo, suite à la pression exercée par Global Witness Read in English Global Witness révèle le contenu de permis d’exploration non publiés auparavant | March 16, 2012 Responsible Minerals Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Les législateurs congolais devraient mettre en œuvre des réformes fondamentales dans le secteur des ressources naturelles du pays Read in English Le parlement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) récemment élu et le nouveau gouvernement devraient profondément modifier la manière dont sont gérées les ressources minières, pétrolières et forestières du pays, a déclaré Global Witness dans un nouveau document d’information publié aujourd’hui. | March 16, 2012 Responsible Minerals Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Congo’s legislators should enact sweeping reforms to the country’s natural resources sector Lire en français The recently-elected parliament of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the new government, should make wide-ranging changes to how mineral, oil and forest resources are managed, said Global Witness in a new briefing published today. | March 15, 2012 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo UK oil company announces workplan to explore in Congo’s UNESCO World Heritage site after pressure from Global Witness Lire en français | Feb. 14, 2012 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining Oil Industry must stop supporting secrecy say financial transparency and anti-poverty groups Washington, DC – Anti-poverty groups and supporters of financial transparency today urged the oil industry to drop its attacks on a new law that will reduce corruption and reveal the money trail between industry and resource-rich governments. | Feb. 9, 2012 Oil, Gas & Mining South Sudan Diplomatic community should act now to help resolve oil dispute between the Sudans The African Union, China, and western governments must push for an immediate resolution to the ongoing oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan, said Global Witness today. The call comes as the two sides resume talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, and amidst heightened tension and talk of war. | Feb. 7, 2012 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Angola D.R. Congo Oil companies lobby for less transparency as Global Witness exposes the need for more READ THE REPORT More transparency is needed in the oil, gas and mining industries to prevent the international scramble for Africa’s natural resources from fuelling still deeper corruption and instability, according to a new report from Global Witness published today. | Oct. 25, 2011 Oil, Gas & Mining Europe’s oil, gas and mining transparency plan could help millions The European Commission took a vital step on Tuesday towards helping millions of people in poor countries to benefit from their natural resources by proposing legislation requiring EU-based oil, gas, mining and timber companies to publicly disclose their payments to governments for each project that they invest in around the world. | Oct. 6, 2011 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining Afghanistan Afghanistan and its allies must bring transparency to mineral sector if country is to prosper Afghanistan and its allies must take urgent steps to prevent the potential benefits of its vast mineral and petroleum deposits being lost to the corruption that has plagued the aid effort of the last decade, said Global Witness on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the allied invasion. In the run-up to transition in 2014, many of the rights to access the country’s natural resources will be allocated. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10