Gender and Extractives: Analysis of the African Mining Vision and CFTA

As a sector responsible for much of the resource generation – and expatriation – in Africa, extractive industries forms the subject of this teach-in by Pauline Vande-Pallen of Third World Network-Africa. Examining the relationship between gender, employment, sustainability, and extractivism, Pauline poses the question of how continental frameworks – the African Mining Vision (AMV), in addition to the CFTA – can expand opportunities for women and communities in mining areas. Focusing on salt mining in Keta, Ghana as an example of domestic indigenous enterprise that is both environmentally sustainable and employing the skills and leadership of women, Pauline considers concrete ways forward for extractive sector policy to ensure and expand opportunities for women and communities in mining areas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcu2vwDKPO8