Addressing the Capacity Building Challenge in the Mining Sector in Rwanda
The Implications of Rwanda's 2014 Mining and Quarry Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16767703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chilenye Nwapi (0000-0001-6487-0134, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 355-372 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021855317000262 |
| OpenAlex | W2761728244 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Few mining countries face capacity building challenges comparable to Rwanda's. Worsened by the genocide, a 2009 report put the number of mining scientists in Rwanda at 40, fewer than four below the age of 40. The government has however recognized that local skills development is crucial to the potential of mining to contribute to the country's economic development. This has been demonstrated through a series of reforms, culminating in the mining code of 2014. This article considers two issues critical to capacity building in the mining sector: formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining and the promotion of local content / procurement. Its main thesis is that the code provides limited opportunities for local mining capacity building and its local content provisions are rather nervously worded. This is worsened by the fact that Rwanda has no freestanding local content legislation. The article calls for Rwanda to adopt such legislation, with specific provisions on local skills training
Business · Capacity building · Environmental planning · Geography · Legislation · Local government · Political science · Politics · Procurement · Promotion (chess) · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Marketing · Mining and Resource Management · Natural Resources and Economic Development
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |