Friday, December 7, 2012

Zimbabwe: Civic Groups Refuse Diamond Money Offer | Synopsis

Zimbabwe: Civic Groups Refuse Diamond Money Offer

Excerpt:

Civic activists say they will not accept the Zimbabwe mining minister's offer of funds because it would hamper their efforts to make government accountable for its diamond revenues. Farai Maguwu, director of a new minerals watchdog, Center for Natural Resources Governance, said Friday that Mines Minister Obert Mpofu's offer of 1 percent of all diamond sales to civic groups would "compromise our neutrality." He said the non-governmental organizations need their independence to "criticize and pressure" the state to account for its diamond mining activities. Mpofu earlier said that President Robert Mugabe's government wants to "extend an olive branch" to civic groups that are interested in diamond mining in Marange. Mpofu has amassed a personal fortune from misuse of the diamond sales, according to a recent report by Partnership Africa Canada.

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Obert Mpofu

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Relevance: 0.870396

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0He said the non-governmental organizations need their independence to "criticize and pressure" ...
0Mpofu earlier said that President Robert Mugabe's government wants to "extend an olive branch" ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 0
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Farai Maguwu

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Relevance: 0.696104

Robert Mugabe

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.644488

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Country: Zimbabwe

Overall Sentiment: -0.0825491

Relevance: 0.584676

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Country: Canada

Overall Sentiment: 0.177619

Relevance: 0.390877

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Continent: Africa

Overall Sentiment: 0.221231

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Organization: Center for Natural Resources Governance

Overall Sentiment: -0.19652

Relevance: 0.615851

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