At the December 2011, 2nd AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Responsible Development a concrete Action Plan was agreed. This provides the roadmap for implementing the Africa Mining Vision in the future. Under the Action Plan, the pillars of the Vision will be implemented through nine programme clusters.
The International Study Group Report on Africa's Mineral Regimes: Minerals and Africa's Development supports the Africa Mining Vision. Published to coincide with December’s meeting of mining ministers, it will help inform policy decisions for the future. It is a key reference for guiding the implementation of the AMV
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About AMV
The Africa Mining Vision is a pathway, formulated by African nations themselves, that puts the continent’s long term and broad development objectives at the heart of all policy making concerned with mineral extraction. The AMV sets out how mining can be used to drive continental development. >>>