Sierra Leone, Liberia discuss EITI implementation
A cross section of SLEITI MSG members led by the SLEITI National Coordinator Mohamed Baimba Koroma have successfully ended a week-long peer learning exchange in Monrovia on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure (BO) and other EITI requirements as part of a coveted
...SLEITI Presents 2022 Validation Report to Stakeholders
Freetown-Sierra Leone, 2022: With support from the World Bank through the Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project, the Multi-stakeholder Group (MSG) of the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( SLEITI), has completed the dissemination of the 2022 Sierra Leone
...President Maada Bio Receives Sierra Leone 2022 Validation Report from the SLEITI MSG
Freetown, Sierra Leone-2022: The Minister of State-Vice President Office, Mrs. Francess Piagie Alghali has on Thursday 10th November, 2022 formally presented the SLEITI 2022 Validation Report to H.E. President Julius Maada Bio at State House, Tower Hill-Freetown, on behalf of
...SLEITI MSG Undertakes completion of the EITI Validation Templates
The 2019 EITI Standard and the 2020 revised Validation model are instructive on the role of the MSG in the lead up to Validation. Accordingly, it is recommended that “Prior to the commencement of Validation, the multi-stakeholder group (MSG) oversees the collation of data and documentation
...SLEITI MSG concludes EITI Validation workshop in Bo City
With support from the Government of Sierra Leone, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) has implemented a
...Mining Communities Call for Greater Transparency from MPs and Chiefs
Stakeholders from six mining communities as well as in the Western Area have demanded greater transparency in the collection and utilization of mining revenues emanating from their communities. They made this call following the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries
...CSOs Committed to effective participation in the SLEITI Process
Civil society organizations (CSOs) working around natural resource governance have committed themselves to effectively engage in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Sierra Leone- the global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources.
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...The Sierra Leone Extractive Sector amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
What started as "Chinese case of pneumonia" detected in Wuhan City in China on 31st December 2019 and later confirmed by the Chinese National Health Commission as Corona virus, dubbed COVID-19, has spread to every corner of the world. Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO),
...Vice President Office and SLEITI MSG Agree on 2020 Work Plan
The Office of the Vice President and the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI), Multi-stakeholder group ( MSG), have concluded a two-day strategic retreat in Kenema. Representatives from the Sierra Leone Chamber of Mines, civil society groups under the National
...SLEITI Engaged Stakeholders on EITI Board's Strategic Themes and Validation
Ahead of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board's Retreat scheduled for 12th February, 2020 in Oslo, Norway- where senior government representatives will assemble to discuss EITI's role in addressing corruption, EITI's contribution in the
...Sierra Leone Achieves Meaningful Progress in EITI Implementation
Freetown, Sierra Leone-June 19, 2019- The EITI Board on Monday 17th June 2019 agreed that Sierra Leone has made "Meaningful Progress in EITI implementation". It implies that significant aspects of the EITI requirement have so far been implemented while its broader objective is
...SLEITI Presents 2016 Report Findings to Stakeholders in Freetown
SLEITI Secretariat , 27th May 2019: The Minister of State Vice President's Office, who also doubles as the SLEITI Multi-stakeholder Group Chair, Francess Piagie Alghali, has described the EITI process as "useful in helping the government achieve its agenda of transforming the
...Civil Society Groups and Journalists Engaged on SLEITI Reporting and Validation
Civil society groups and journalists should "advance the agenda of transparency and accountability" by using information disclosed in the EITI Reports to hold government and companies to account, cause policy changes and reforms in the sector. The SLEITI National Coordinator Mina Horace made
...EITI International Secretariat holds pre-validation workshop with SLEITI MSG
Freetown, Sierra Leone -SLEITI News ( December 2017) : Having gone through validation in 2014 and thus deemed compliant under the 2013 EITI Standard, Sierra Leone according to the EITI Board will commence validation under the 2016 Standard on 1st July 2018. In order
...EITI International Secretariat holds pre-validation workshop with SLEITI MSG (2)
Freetown, Sierra Leone -SLEITI News ( December 2017) : Having gone through validation in 2014 and thus deemed compliant under the 2013 EITI Standard, Sierra Leone according to the EITI Board will commence validation under the 2016 Standard on 1st July 2018. In order
...SLEITI Trains Mining, Oil & Gas Companies for 2015-2016 Reporting
Freetown, Sierra Leone: The SLEITI Secretariat on Thursday 20th July 2017 held a half-day familiarization workshop on completion of the 2015-2016 reporting templates for mining, oil & gas companies ahead of the publication of its 7th EITI Report due for publication by 31st December
...EITI Board Chair Fredrik Reinfeldt Meets HE President Koroma
The EITI Board Chair John Fridrik Reinfeldt and Head of the EITI International Secretariat Jonas Moberg on Wednesday 25th August 2016 meet President Ernest Bia Koroma to inform him about the new EITI 2016 Standard adopted at the 7th EITI Global
...SLEITI MSG ends 2 day work plan Dialogue workshop
With support from the African Development Bank, the National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE) in partnership with the Multi-Stakeholder group (MSG) of the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) on 18-19 August 2016 held a 2 –day
...SLEITI MSG and MDAs received training on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
The EITI International Secretariat has concluded a two Beneficial Ownership and report self-assessment workshop with SLEITI MSG and representatives from MDAs including mining companies. The two day workshop which ran from 7-8 November 2016 at the Buxton Church Hall
...Sierra Leone extractive potentials showcased at EITI global confab
The 7th Global Conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has ended in the Peruvian capital of Lima with the Sierra Leone delegation – led by the Chief of Staff, Saidu Conton Sesay as the SLEITI Champion – showcasing the
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