BAD - Fairer Mining Concessions in Africa- how can this be achieved

Ousman Gajigo, Emelly Mutambatsere and Guirane Ndiaye1

Key Issues

• Mining is an important sector in Africa.
• The sector’s potential contributions to development are high but not always realized due to limited government revenues from concessions.
• A fairer sharing of resource rents that increases government shares and allows investors to realize reasonable returns is necessary for the sector to better contribute to development.