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ASSUMPTION ‘…Much of Africa’s mineral resources remain under‐explored and under‐exploited and geoscience knowledge is at a relatively too low level to attract exploration and investment’, Addis Ababa Declaration on Development & Management of Africa’s Mineral Resources at the First African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources, October 2008.

ASSUMPTION “Africa is the world’s top producer of numerous mineral commodities and has the world’s greatest resources of many more, but most of Africa still lacks systematic geological mapping which could bring to light a much greater resource base”, Africa Mining Vision prepared by the African Union in 2009.

ASSUMPTION Access to raw materials is a priority for growth in the EU, as highlighted already in 2011 by both the Europe 2020 flagship initiative ‘A resource-efficient Europe’ and the European Competitiveness Report.

A framework for cooperation At their meeting ahead of the African Industrial Ministers Summit, in March 2011, EC Vice- President Tajani and Mr. Yumkella, Director General of UNIDO, agreed on increasing cooperation in the field of energy, sustainable growth and geological survey, which will help Africa to better exploit its natural resources.

ASSUMPTION Countries in Africa are increasingly willing to upgrade their geoscience knowledge base, including the fundamental ability to make new geological maps. These maps are an important tool for countries to take stock of their resources, to attract investors and provide practical training to young geologists. Without qualified public sector officers, African countries will not be able to take informed decisions.

Unlocking Africa data held by EGS Assumption By sharing information, by knowledge transferring and by unlocking and providing data of their countries we can greatly assist African partners and help them to participate on a higher level.

During the 2012 African Union Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources, on whether or not Africa needs a stronger Organisation of African Geological Surveys (OAGS), capable of advising the African Union (AU), as the EGS does for the EU, the Ministers emphasised that the implementation of the African Mining Vision needs to give the OAGS a central role. Background

OAGS

Unlocking Africa data held by EGS Actions... Delivering to OAGS a DVD with a list of about 5500 types of African maps/data sets held by the Geological Surveys of Europe. By opening EGS members archives on African data we made clear that our intention is clearly focused in achieving mutual benefits.

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OAGS, Windhoek, Namibia

Geological Survey of Austria (GBA) as an example… The Austrian Geological Information for Africa (AGIA) initiative aims to give geological information back to the ‘owners’. A total of 490 maps ( 300dpi/tiff) have been scanned already. All the best regards to the members of EGS and people in Africa from the Library of the Geological Survey of Austria

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OGS, Windhoek, Namibia December 2012 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Niamey, Niger

High Level Conference on EU-Africa Partnership on Raw Materials Facilitate exploring mineral resources potential in Africa; Foster further co-operation between African and European Geological Surveys; Support capacity building to help improve material stewardship, meaning the responsibility for environmental quality shared by all those actions affecting the environment, including on rehabilitation of mining sites and management of secondary raw materials (recycling).

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OAGS, Windhoek, Namibia December 2012 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Niamey, Niger 16 July 2013 Signature of contract EGS - DG DEVCO, Brussels, Belgium

Geoscientific knowledge and skills in African Geological Surveys: Objectives Human resources capacity building and training for OAGS members and their partners through innovative case studies; Development of OAGS geoscience information infrastructure and management; Development of OAGS technical infrastructure, GIS laboratories, equipment, facilities.

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OAGS, Windhoek, Namibia December 2012 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Niamey, Niger 16 July 2013 Signature of contract EGS - DG DEVCO, Brussels, Belgium 25 September 2013 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Accra, Ghana

Geoscientific knowledge and skills in African Geological Surveys: Focus areas Strenghtening the OAGS; Geoscientific mapping; Mineral resources (including artisanal and small-scale mining) exploration and assessment; Geohazards mapping and monitoring; Geoheritage status development; Capacity building; Geoscience information infrastructure and management.

African-European Georesources Observation System Sharing public geology-related data held in Geological Surveys and turning it in decision- aiding information, was identified as an important pillar of the OAGS-EGS cooperation Build the Spatial Data Infrastructure for Georesources in Africa Elaborate common strategies for relevant capacity building and training programmes Phase 1 ( ): detailed design of a multi- national georesources observation system Contribution of geosciences to GEOSS in the context of INSPIRE (interoperability of public environment data) AEGOS in GEO work plan (CB d) and (EN-01)

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OAGS, Windhoek, Namibia December 2012 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Niamey, Niger 16 July 2013 Signature of contract EGS - DG DEVCO, Brussels, Belgium 25 September 2013 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Accra, Ghana 27 March 2014 EGS-OAGS Workshop, Brussels, Belgium

When cooperation is real, it brings results!

EU-AU Summit: OUTCOMES ‘We will endeavour to cooperate in such fields as geological surveys, mineral resources governance, investments, infrastructures, skills development and waste management’. Mrs Fatima Haram Acyl, African Commissioner for Trade and Industry, expressed full support to the geological cooperation, considered one of the most important and urgent needs to understand minerals resources potential in Africa and its sustainable development.

Roadmap September 2011 Delivery of EGS geological data compilation to OAGS, Windhoek, Namibia December 2012 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Niamey, Niger 16 July 2013 Signature of contract EGS - DG DEVCO, Brussels, Belgium 25 September 2013 EGS-OAGS Technical Meeting, Accra, Ghana 27 March 2014 EGS-OAGS Workshop, Brussels, Belgium 14 August 2014 EGS-OAGS Special Session, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

KEY STAKEHOLDERS African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) AND UNECA; Geological Society of Africa (GSAf); UNESCO; The World Bank Group (WB); Group on Earth Observation (GEO) AND AfriGEOSS;

REPORT CONTENT Sufficient staff for map compilation? Staff adequately skilled for map compilation? Sufficient staff for field mapping? Staff adequately skilled for field mapping? Sufficient staff for management of GIS datasets? Staff adequately skilled for management of GIS datasets?

REPORT CONTENT Estimated coverage of mineral resources maps for different scale ranges