CiCoNet welcomes new members
From a humble beginning of memberships in seven communities in the then Brong Ahafo Region and the Eastern region in 2018, the Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet) can now boast of branches in 62 communities in Ghana. CiCoNet currently has 14 branches in Nkoranza...
New CiCoNet executives sworn into office
The newly elected executives of the Osino Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet) have taken over from the out-gone executives at a ceremony at Asiakwa near Kyebi. The new executives, who will steer the affairs of the Committee till 2026, took over from their...
Atiwa West Assembly renders accounts to residents through Town Hall Meeting
The Atiwa West District Assembly in the Eastern region of Ghana has held its maiden annual Town Hall Meeting at Kwabeng as part of measures to deepen local governance, transparency and accountability. The Town Hall meeting was funded by Advocates for Community...
Nkoranza South: FCAP Leadership Committees back community development pathways
Story by So Abapa Boateng, Nkoranza Members of Leadership Committees in ten communities in the Nkoranza South Municipality, in the Bono East Region of Ghana, have pledged their commitment to lead their communities to create community development proposals to achieve a...
Nkoranza South CBFs undertake field work on FCAP
Story by So Abapa Boateng, Nkoranza It was yet another grueling and enduring moment for Community-Based Facilitators (CBFs) from ten partner communities in the Nkoranza South Municipality of the Bono East Region of Ghana. These CBFs, together with selected members of...
OPEN LETTER ON SOCFIN’S PROPOSED DIVESTMENT FROM SRC IN LIBERIA
OPEN LETTER ON SOCFIN’S PROPOSED DIVESTMENT FROM SRC IN LIBERIA We, the undersigned, are Liberian, West African, and international civil society organizations, communities, and individuals concerned with the legacy of harm that the operations of the Salala Rubber...
Sierra Leone Court of Appeal continues hearing on Kono Community’s human rights claims
Lawyers for the Marginalized Affected Property Owners (MAPO), a community association seeking justice for harmful mining practices in Kono, Sierra Leone, concluded their marathon of argument before the Court of Appeal in Freetown last Thursday, May 30, 2024. The Court...
The human cost of progress: Kaback fishermen caught in the wake of Simandou’s iron ore project
Several concerns are being raised by some communities in the West African country of Guinea over various adverse effects of construction activities meant to pave the way for the kick-off of the Simandou iron ore mining project in Guinea, estimated at over two billion...
Koidu Appeals Court hearing begins at last
After several adjournments, on Tuesday May 21, 2024, the Sierra Leone Court of Appeal began hearing human rights claims that will determine whether community members can legally take on Koidu Limited, a multinational diamond mining company, for causing harm to their...
CiCoNet calls for allocation of 20% of Minerals Dev’t Fund proceeds to mining communities
The Citizens Committee Network (CiCoNet), an interface group of concerned citizens who help protect their communities’ development vision, is calling for the allocation of 20% of proceeds into the Minerals Development Fund to be disbursed to mining communities. This...