The Publish What You Pay campaign in Africa Tirana, 11 October 2011.

The Publish What You Pay campaign in Africa

Tirana, 11 October 2011

Overview

PWYP Africa Story Africa Governance until 2010 Principles and elements of an

improved governance The way forward Evolution of PWYP Africa - Summary

PWYP in the regions

The PWYP-Africa story

2004 Launch of first African national PWYP coalitions: Congo-

Brazzaville (2003), Chad and Nigeria (both 2004)

2005 First PWYP Africa regional workshop, Pointe-Noire,

Republic of Congo (February 2005) Civil society from six African countries (Congo-

Brazzaville, Chad and Nigeria coalitions; representatives also from Cameroon, DRC and Angola)

Purpose: to develop a coordinated CSO strategy to ensure consistent standards of EITI implementation across the Gulf of Guinea region


Pointe-Noire specific outputs / outcomes: To facilitate information exchange on best practices

and lessons learned (especially in context of similar socio-political and economic constraints);

To collaborate on joint-advocacy initiatives at sub-regional level (Gulf of Guinea)

To encourage creation of new PWYP national platforms (and to strengthen existing ones)

To organise capacity-building (at regional/national levels)

To harmonise support from donors and technical partners


December 2005: Second PWYP-Africa regional strategy

meeting – Kribi, Cameroon CSO representatives from 16 west and central

African countries Evolution into a ‘pan-African’ initiative Creation of an “ad-hoc” committee to recommend

on future institutional structure A new Africa Regional Coordinator (Matteo

Pellegrini) Elaboration of a Regional Strategy / 2006 Action-

Plan


2006 Regional Action plan: Purpose: to formalise regional cooperation

(“consolidate the regional framework of the campaign”) and to enhance coordination of financial / technical partners.

Priority areas identified: Creation of a regional network (incl. governance

structure) to coordinate national coalition activities Training and capacity development for members Coordination of financial and technical partners Encourage creation of new national coalitions Information exchange between national coalitions Collaborative advocacy (to governments /

companies)

added-value


2007: Limbe, Cameroon (March, 2007)

Idea for regional governance structure mooted Follow-up meeting in Libre-ville, Gabon (June 2007)

2008: New PWYP Africa Coordinator in post (Marie-Ange

Kalenga) PWYP Africa Regional Meeting – Abuja, Nigeria

Proposal for a regional governance structure (to ensure distinct African identity and ownership of the PWYP campaign)


2009-10 Regional Action plan (developed

in Abuja):

Six priority areas identified: Advocacy (including EITI and regional / IFI

advocacy targets) Operations and networking Communication and information dissemination Campaigners’ protection Capacity development Regional governance

added-value


2010 : Marie-Ange Kalenga leaves (April 2010) New Africa Coordinator recruited, Carlo Merla

(October 2010) Regional governance structure still under

discussion:

2011: Africa Regional Meeting: Kinshasa, DRC, May

2011 Time to take action on the regional governance!

PWYP Africa Governance before Kinshasa

Africa Regional Meeting: Strategic orientation Exchange of experiences

Ad hoc Working Groups Africa Coordinator:

Facilitator of the PWYP campaign

Management Committee of the Africa Coordinator: Oversee management, administration and

implementation of action plan Africa Coordinator project administered by CRS Ghana as well as performance of the Africa Coordinator

PWYP Africa Strategy and Governance approved in Kinshasa PWYP Africa strategic guidelines Principles of PWYP Africa

governance Africa Regional Meeting

Ad hoc Working Groups Africa Steering Committee

Prevention and Protection Committee

Sub-Regional Meetings Africa Coordinator

PWYP Africa strategic guidelines

Financial transparency in the extractive industries: EITI and other corporate reporting standards-Extractive industry revenues-Profits, production volumes, costs and sales-Intra-group trade between subsidiaries and the parent company, to expose usage of tax havens.Contract transparency-Full contract disclosure between the state and companies (content of contract, lease, concession agreements; process from tendering to awarding; adoption of open competitive bidding rounds as a best practice)Transforming transparency to accountability-Transparency alone is not enough; need to go beyond transparency by promoting the accountability of the use of revenues derived from EI

Basic principles for an improved governance system

Simple, efficient and participatory, allowing all the coalitions to participate and feel part of it

Inspired by the principles of transparency and accountability that inspire the campaign

Sustainable, effective and flexible to adapt to external conditions, strategic priorities and resources available.

A governance that can strengthen the campaign in each country, and at the same time give a regional dimension to our advocacy efforts

Reinforce visibility and participation of African coalitions within the international network of PWYP

The Africa level: Basic principles for an improved governance system

Strengthen cohesion between the different levels (global, regional, sub-regional and national).

Governance shall be accompanied by effective communication enabling decision making and consensus building based on timely and relevant information; without a good flow of information governance becomes an obstacle rather than a strength of the campaign.

Advocacy and Capacity building should be the central priorities of PWYP Africa; PWYP capacity and advocacy strategy in Africa must constantly evolve and adapt to innovations and the changing context in order to respond effectively and strategically to arising challenges; capacities should be extended gradually and constantly at all levels.

The Africa level: Elements of an improved governance system

The Africa Regional Meeting

ROLE PARTICIPANTS MODALITIES

Strategic direction of the campaign in Africa, including:•Nomination of the Steering Committee•Setting up of Working Groups

Forum to advance the EI transparency agenda in Africa

Representatives of African National Coalitions (voice and vote)

Individual Member organizations from other African countries (voice without vote)

PWYP representatives from other regions

PWYP International Team

Guests and partners

Convened at least once every 3 years

Decision making: by consensus


The Africa Steering CommitteeROLES COMPOSITION MODALITIES

Oversees the implementation of the strategic action plan and provide strategic guidance as needed

Ensures that National Coalitions and members comply with PWYP principles and standards

Oversees and validates the setting up of national coalitions

Ensures the implementation of the protection policy

A. Representatives from African sub regions (1 representative and 1 alternate):•Eastern and Southern Africa•Central Africa•Anglophone West Africa•Francophone West Africa

B. African civil society representatives in the EITI Board

C. Africa Coordinator and International Director

- Term: 2 / 3 years- Convened at least twice per year- Regular communication- Partners and resource persons


Rotating chair


The Africa Steering Committee – Nomination of Sub-Regional Representatives

Sub-REGIONS CRITERIA OTHER FACTORS

• Eastern and Southern Africa: Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique

• Central Africa: Congo B., DRC, Gabon, Cameroon, Chad, CAR

• Anglophone West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia

• Francophone West Africa: Mauritania, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Niger

• Endorsed by their PWYP national coalition

• Belong to an organisation with aims, policies and programmes consistent with PWYP goals

• Broad knowledge and experience pertinent to transparency and accountability in the natural resource sector

• Time, willingness, commitment

• Constant access to internet and regular use of emails

• Management skills

• Rotation among the countries within the sub-region

PROCESS: Sub-regional nominations


The Working Groups

ROLES COMPOSITION MODALITIES

- Leading on advocacy activities at regional and sub-regional level

- Improving policies and systems of governance

- Special tasks

A. Resource persons, members of PWYP African coalitions

B. External resource persons

Set up by the ARM

Temporary status and definite mandate

Supervised by ASC

Work in coordination with AC


The African Sub-Regional Meetings

ROLE PARTICIPANTS MODALITIES

Lead on advocacy at sub-regional level

Prioritize and promote capacity building of PWYP national coalitions and members

Constituencies of ASC members

Outreach to other countries

Representatives of African National Coalitions from the sub-region

Individual Member organizations from other countries in the sub-region

Convened once a year (depending on available resources …)



The Africa Coordinator

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITY

Support the implementation of the strategy of PWYP Africa and actively participate in the ARM and ASC activities, including sub-committeesFacilitate regional and sub-regional advocacy and capacity buildingSupport the implementation of the protection strategyProvide ongoing advice, support and assistance to national coalitions as neededEnsure effective flow of communication between the different levels of the campaign

Directly supervised by the International Director

Supervision by Management Committee for administrative, financial and management aspects of the Africa Coordinator Project administered by CRS

First Africa Steering Committee meeting (October 2011)

Advocacy targeting African Institutions Entry strategy Developing of a vision of PWYP Africa and strategy paper

Engagement with EITI: EITI international Board:

SWG – Position paper (by Jakarta meeting) Support the role of African CS board members

Guidance to national coalitions for improved EITI country processes

Protection policy Adoption of the policy (validation by October 2011) Set up of a Prevention and Protection Committee within the ASC Prevention and coordination

Developing of a PWYP Africa Charter (validation by January 2012) Nomination of a rotating chair and vice-chair

Assessment, monitoring and support to PWYP national coalitions, ensuring compliance to PWYP values and principles

Promote capacity building on emerging priorities and resource mobilization

Participate in the global strategy development process

Evolution of the African PWYP campaign

Countries

involved

AIMS GOVERNANCE STRATEGY & POLICY

5 to 10 Sharing of experiencesCapacity building on common issues

Meetings African action plan

10 to 15, with majority of national coalitions

Sharing of experiences and capacity building Building a common strategyProtection of campaignersSupport to national coalitions

Africa Regional MeetingWorking GroupsAfrica Coordinator + Management Committee

African Coordinator action planDraft Africa governanceDraft Protection policy

More than 20 countries, with 21 national coalitions

African identity within PWYP global networkAfrican advocacy strategyProtection of campaignersSharing of best practices and capacity building on common issues

Africa Regional Meeting + WGsAfrica Steering CommitteePrevention and Protection CommitteeSub-regional meetingsAfrica Coordinator (+ Management Committee)

Africa strategic guidelinesAfrica CharterProtection PolicyAfrica vision and advocacy strategy (TBD)

Thank-you!

For more information

[email protected] visit the PWYP website

www.publishwhatyoupay.org

Achievements of PWYP relevant to the African context (1)The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was launched in 2002 as a response to the Publish What You Pay campaign. Since then, as an initiative based on voluntary participation, the EITI has acquired many members from African countries (5 compliant countries and 16 candidate countries as of 25 May 2011).

Achievements of PWYP relevant to the African context (2) The Dodd-Frank financial reform bill in the United States,

which includes a provision obliging US-listed companies engaged in oil, gas or mineral extraction to report how much they pay to governments promises more timely data as well as information for countries which are not implementing EITI (Angola, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, Uganda, etc.) Country by country and project by project reporting Covers around 90% of internationally operating oil companies

– US and foreign 8 of the world’s 10 largest mining companies

Achievements of PWYP relevant to the African context (3)

National legislation (Liberia EITI law, Nigeria EITI law, Ghana Petroleum Revenue Management Bill), constitutional reforms (Niger) also seeks to respond to this problem.

Freedom of information laws have been adopted by a number of African countries (e.g. Liberia, Uganda, Nigeria) though in many cases implementation has been lacking. If implemented meaningfully these laws would equip the public with the right to information on the receipt and use of natural resource revenues.

The Publish What You Pay campaign in Africa Tirana, 11 October 2011.

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