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1.	Who really controls Africa’s ‘blood-diamond’ trade?
	Author: Abayomi Azikiwe	Date Written: 11 August 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Workers World
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.workers.org
	Key Words: CharlesTaylor, war, mining, economy
	Summary & Comment: Britain and America have used their influence to control the marketing and distribution of African diamonds M. Makoni
2.	Extract minerals, not blood
	Author: Shefa Siegel	Date Written: 9 August 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: The Mark via CNCA
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://www.themarknews.com
	Key Words: mining, policy, transparency, USA, Dodd-Frank,
	Summary & Comment: Perhaps Dodd-Frank can radically reform the ethical behaviour of multinational, extractive companies that operate outside the USA by influencing relations among investors, retailers, and mining companies. Over the past ten years there have been some voluntary initiatives by the International Finance Corporation’s Performance Standards, World Bank E . . . [expand]
3.	Zimbabwe: Partnership Africa Canada: Partenariat Afrique
	Author: Newsletter Number 33	Date Written: 1 August 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Partnership Africa Canada
	Secondary Category: Zimbabwe	Source URL: http://www.pacweb.org/
	Key Words: Zimbabwe, diamonds, conflict, PAC
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. Other Facets, a periodic newsletter about the international effort to end diamond-related conflict. Autres Facettes, un bulletin périodique au sujet de l'effort international visant à mettre fin aux conflits reliés aux diamants. DN
4.	Zambian miners campaign against $400 million copper investment by Vale
	Author: Chris Mfula	Date Written: 28 July 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Mineweb
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL: http://www.mineweb.com
	Key Words: mine workers’ union, copper mine, project, labour relations
	Summary & Comment: Zambia’s biggest mine workers’ union, Mine Workers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) is aiming to block the Brazilian firm Vale from its planned development of the $400 million Konkola North copper mine project due to the company's poor labour relations record. SC
5.	UK government taken to court for failing to list companies trading Congo conflict minerals
	Author: Gavin Hayman	Date Written: 26 July 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Global Witness Press Release
	Secondary Category: Economic Justice	Source URL: http://www.globalwitness.org
	Key Words: UN sanctions, breaching, Congo conflict minerals
	Summary & Comment: Campaign group Global Witness says the British government is acting unlawfully for its refusal to place UK companies and individuals trading in the troubled Congolese conflict minerals on UN targeted sanctions. SC
6.	USA: Reforms on resource transparency - transparence des ressources
	Author: Press Release	Date Written: 15 July 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Global Witness
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.globalwitness.org
	Key Words: USA, mining, transparency, transparence, ressources,
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will require oil, gas, and mining companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to publicly disclose their tax and revenue payments to governments around the world and promote greater public oversight and responsible trading practices. En vertu des di . . . [expand]
7.	Special PWYP EITI Issue; Numéro spécial sur l'ITIE
	Author: Aperio, Issue No.2 July 2010	Date Written: 15 July 2010
	Primary Category: Resource Extraction	Document Origin: Publish What You Pay
	Secondary Category: -none-	Source URL: http://pwyp.ca/
	Key Words: mining, EITI, ITIE, Canada, Aperio,
	Summary & Comment: Le francais suit. This second edition of APERIO, the PWYP-Canada newsletter, focuses on the EITI in Canada, and features a message from the PWYP-Coordinator, information on the Canadian government’s role in the EITI, information on the latest position paper released by PWYP-Canada, a PERSPECTIVES article by Talisman Energy discussing their support . . . [expand]