Hans Merket, Author at African Arguments

Author: Hans Merket

Hans Merket

Hans Merket is a researcher at the International Peace Information Service (IPIS). He works on natural resources, business & human rights and conflict mapping in East and Central Africa. Follow him on twitter at @hansmerket and IPIS at @IPISResearch. IPIS mapping of mining in northwest Tanzania is financed by the Belgian Development Cooperation.

Economy Tanzania Top story

By Hans Merket
September 25, 2019
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As Tanzania confronts its industrial miners, what do locals think?

Surveys of communities around Tanzania’s large-scale mines reveal widespread feelings of distrust, marginalisation and reports of violations. For many developing countries, industrial mining is a key ...

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Economy Tanzania Top story

By Hans Merket
January 25, 2019
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Tanzania: Small-scale mining map reveals vast potential and pitfalls

Small-scale mining supports hundreds of thousands of relatively well-paid jobs, but with serious health and safety hazards. In Tanzania, mining is often the subject of headline ...

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