African Minerals Development Centre signs collaboration agreement with Australian Institution

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Tuesday held a ceremony to mark the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian Institution of Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) and the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). Mark Sawers, Australian Ambassador to Ethiopia was a guest of honor to the ceremony. The cooperation agreement will see the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) bring together, for the next two years, expertise from the University of Western Australia and University of Queensland to assist the AMDC in its efforts to become a centre of excellence in minerals and development, one that is already contributing to Africa’s growing capacity in this area. In February 2009, the African Union adopted the African Mining Vision (AMV), which aims for transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development.