RELUFA, a member of the KP Civil Society, participated in a regional workshop organized from March 28th to March 30th, 2024. The meeting gathered members from the central African sub-region to assess the current state of diamond governance, analyze challenges, and explore avenues for improvement. Representatives from six countries (Angola, […]
RELUFA, with support from the Commonwealth Foundation, launched a project for the Rehabilitation of Mining Sites in East Cameroon.
Cameroon’s National Development Strategy 2020-2030 has made mining a pillar of economic growth and development, which has attracted the interest of mining companies. However, mining, whether artisanal, semi-mechanized, or industrial, has a significant detrimental influence on the environment and surrounding populations. To minimize this impact, mining operators, particularly semi-mechanized miners, […]
Civil society reiterates its call on the Kimberley Process to take responsibility and stop diamond trade from fueling any form of conflict and violence.
Civil Society opening statement at the 2023 Kimberley Process Plenary Meeting. KP CSC Plenary 2023 Opening Speech Honourable Minister Zhemu Soda, Honourable Minister Winston Chitando, Ms Feriel Zerouki, Chair of the World Diamond Council; Honourable Chairs of the Kimberley Process Working Groups; Focal Points of the participating countries to the […]
Press Release Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition
Press Release Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition The KP Civil Society Coalition calls on the Kimberley Process to come to terms with the shortcomings of the certification scheme and to commit to serious reform. A Plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) will be held in Botswana from […]
Results and Lessons Learned from the KP Independent Monitoring
The project, Independent Surveillance of the Kimberley Process, SIPROKIM, has ended. A workshop to officially close the project was organised on the 8th of December 2021 by RELUFA. The workshop brought together stakeholders in the mining sector and attended by competent sectoral administrative authorities, representatives of diplomatic and consular missions, […]
Press briefing to present the second report on the Independent Monitoring of the Kimberley Process in Cameroon.
The Network for the Fight Against Hunger, RELUFA, has presented the second report of its independent monitoring of the Kimberley Process in Cameroon. This was on the 3rd of December 2021 during a press briefing at RELUFA’s office in Yaounde. The press briefing was organised as part of the Independent […]
KP CSC Report on the Impact of COVID-19 Diamond Mining Communities
The KP CSC situational report on the Impact of COVID-19 on Diamond Mining Communities is now available online. You can access it on the link below : https://www.kpcivilsociety.org/report/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-african-communities-affected-by-diamond-mining/KPCIVILSOCIETY.ORG
Webinar on Challenges Posed by COVID-19 for African Diamond Mining Communities: What can be done?
The Kimberly Process Civil Society Coalition will come Monday 6th July 2020 organise a webinar on the theme “Challenges posed by COVID-19 for African Diamond Mining Communities: What can be done?” Attached is a flyer for the webinar and the link https://www.kpcivilsociety.org/activity/july-6-webinar-challenges-posed-by-covid-19-for-african-diamond-mining-communities/