HOW CAN AFRICA GET A BETTER DEAL FOR ITS NATURAL RESOURCES?
REVENUE WATCH INSTITUTE MEETING - DAKAR, SENEGAL

On February 7, 2008, the Revenue Watch Institute brought together African and international experts and policymakers involved in the generation and management of natural resource wealth for a one-day workshop in Dakar, Senegal. The in-depth discussion explored the challenges, opportunities and mechanisms for African countries working to realize greater economic and development benefits from their extractive industries. Download the full event agenda ...

AGENDA AND PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS

SESSION 1: Negotiation and Renegotiation with the Industry
Moderator: Peter Rosenblum, Columbia University

• The Liberia Experience, Raja Kaul, Joseph Bell | Download MS Powerpoint
• The DRC Renegotiation Debate, Claude Kabemba  | Download Presentation (MS Word)
• Hon. Ahmed Kante, Minister of Mines, Guinea Conakry | Download MS Powerpoint (Français)
• Dr. Thomas Akabzaa, University of Ghana

SESSION 2: Optimizing the Fiscal Regime
Moderator: Joseph Bell, RWI Advisory Board Chair

• Juan Carlos Quiroz, Matt Genasci, RWI | Download MS Powerpoint
• Observations on Tanzania's Mining Law, Patrick Nyalando Kassera, Tanzania Revenue Authority
• Windfall Profits Taxes and Other Issues, Robert Conrad, Duke University

SESSION 3: Integrating Extractive Industries in the National Development Agenda
Moderator: Emmanuel Kuyole, RWI Regional Coordinator, Africa

• Where Is the Value Added and How Do You Get It?, Tony Paul | Download MS Powerpoint
• Saving vs. Spending a Commodities Windfall, Paul Collier, Oxford University | Related Paper: Laws and Codes for the "Resource Curse" (Yale University)
• Planning Ahead, Hon. Moses Asaga, Member of Parliament, Ghana | Download MS Powerpoint

DINNER: Bringing Benefits to the Producing Regions

• His Excellency Chief Timpre Sylva, Governor of Bayelsa State, Nigeria | Download Remarks