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TJNA will be joining the growing movement of government representatives, private sector, activists, faith-based organizations, and community leaders at the 2023 Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI 2023), taking place in Cape Town from 7th to 9th February 2023 at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Conference Centre.
The theme for AMI 2023 is ‘A just energy transition: Unlocking Community Potential and Participation’. It will provide Africa’s communities, state and non-state actors with the platform for meaningful dialogue, capacity building, knowledge and information sharing on their relationship with extractives and locating pathways in the just green energy transition to improved lives and livelihoods.
TJNA, in collaboration with the Stop the Bleeding Campaign has partnered with the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and Oxfam in Kenya and will be convening a side session on the Africa Mining Vision and the Energy Transition. The side session will take place on 7th February 2023 from 1330 to 1500 hrs (SAST).
The side session will feature experts from TJNA, AMDC and Oxfam in Kenya in a round table discussion on the Africa Mining Vision, the energy transition and how Africa can leverage domestic resource mobilization for value addition, sector linkages, job creation and overall participation across the extractive value chain.
The overall goal of the AMI has always been to facilitate an engaged African citizenry that uses its voice and urgency to demand policy reforms, transparency and accountability and responsible supply chains in the mining sector for the benefit of current and future generations.
According to AMI 2023 Chairperson and TJNA Policy Officer for Tax and Natural Resource Governance Mukupa Nsenduluka, policies to achieve climate resilience and a just energy transition in Africa can only work if they prioritize, the voices, demands and needs of the most marginalized and excluded communities of Africa.
The extractive sector has for decades acted without impunity because it has not been held accountable for its tax or environmental injustices. In 2022, net profits of the 40 largest mining corporations grew by 127% compared to 2021, surpassing their pre-pandemic revenues by more than double. This has, however, not translated to increases in real wages or protections for mining-affected communities.
The AMI 2023 through meaningful and engaging dialogue, critique, analysis, and capacity building sessions will focus on better understanding the opportunities and challenges associated with a global just energy transition.
For more details about our participation, please contact mnsenduluka@taxjusticeafrica.net