The ‘Canada Brand’ in Africa: Human rights and environmental conflict in extractive industries

The first comprehensive report on the cumulative impacts of Canadian extractive industries in Africa. There are profiles of 23 Canadian companies, operating in 17 African countries, over a period of 30 years. The report contrasts company actions against international standards for corporate accountability in eight areas:

  • Displacement of communities
  • Security and Violence: The North Mara Mine
  • Workers: Conscription, Conflict and Deadly Accidents
  • Corruption
  • Silencing Critiques and Suppressing Investigations
  • Extractive Industries in Conflict-Affected Areas
  • Environmental Impacts
  • Economic Diplomacy: Canadian Support to Extractive Industries

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