RWI consultant Keith Myers reflects on the challenges facing Iraq's parliament in creating a post-dictator oil power structure.
Participants from 11 countries learned about managing oil windfalls and shielding economies from price volatility.
When Norwegian People's Aid looked for a media organization to support its South Sudan program, RWI's Ugandan partner ACME was a natural choice.
RWI and local partners held a workshop to discuss inputs to three proposed petroleum bills.
After years of operating under a decades-old oil law, Uganda's government formally presented its petroleum governance bill.
Groups from Cameroon and Ghana observed industry activities firsthand and traded experiences with policy and public dialogue.
Two alumni of RWI's media training program received top awards in a Ugandan contest for best reporting on oil and mining issues.
Keith Myers digs deep into the politics that have hindered the passage of Iraq's oil and gas law for more than four years.
On 23 November, Penplusbytes introduced RWI's oil, gas and mining media training program to Ghana's gold-rich Ashanti region.
Tensions were high at RWI's Beirut workshop as Iraqi lawmakers debated the role oil will play in their country's future.
Iraqi parliamentarians gathered in Beirut for a three-day workshop on lawmakers' roles and responsibilities in oil and gas oversight.
This September, amid heated debate, RWI and AFIEGO held two workshops on Uganda's new oil bill.
Nearly 70 legislators and civil society members gather for RWI's parliamentary forum in Ghana.
Revenue Watch welcomed its first francophone Africa "summer school" class in Yaounde, Cameroon, this September.
Government officials and advocates from Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan met in October to discuss mining revenue management.
RWI partner Grupo Faro has released a short video to promote its new Extracting Transparency Initiative, an effort to improve the information available about oil and mining activities in Ecuador.
During this year's COLPIN conference, 150 reporters from Latin America and beyond discussed their work exposing government corruption scandals and investigative strategies.
In September, RWI held a workshop on oil revenue management in Beirut, Lebanon.
