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The term "local content" refers to policies and practices intended to encourage or require extractive companies, such as mining, oil and gas companies, to promote the use of local resources, labor and local work, local suppliers and other players in the local economy in their operations.

Kanaga Consulting has extensive experience in local content in the extractive sector across French-speaking Africa through our participation in several projects over the past ten years. Our experiences cover: Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania etc.

Our expertise in this area includes:

  • Evaluation of practices and performances in terms of procurement and local employment
  • Developing local content strategies for states
  • Developing local content plans for extractive companies
  • Implementing local content plans
  • Support for regulators and promotional institutions
YEAR: 2021

Development of a strategy for the creation of local content in the extractive industry sector

The mission was to develop a local content strategy to support current and future activities in the oil, gas and mining sectors, on behalf of the Ministry of SMEs. From this perspective, analyzing the existing situation in these sectors was a key step to understanding the opportunities and challenges. Next, the mission involved the development of a strategy to increase local content in the oil, gas, and mining sector, which includes the definition of objectives, actions, and concrete measures. In addition, a Specification has been prepared for the design of a portal monitoring system, making it possible to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the local content strategy.

YEAR: 2019 - CUSTOMER: GIZ

Assistance to the Guinea Subcontracting Exchange

The main objective of this mission was to support the operationalization of the BSTP by developing a strategic plan for the period 2019-2021, including objectives, actions, and the definition of the roles of the BSTP and its partners. This involved organizing a strategic planning workshop with board members, creating a detailed organizational chart of the organization, and developing a standards and procedures manual covering various aspects of the organization. 'operation. In addition, a resource and partner mobilization strategy was designed to support the implementation of the strategic plan. Finally, a long-term technical assistant profile was developed to guide efforts to implement the strategic plan, diversify the sectors covered by the BSTP, create partnerships and strengthen staff capacities.

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