Photo:  UNECA Mining sector THE DOMESTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES IN THE MINING SECTOR POLICIES, LAWS AND PROGRAMMES OF ACTIONS BY MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) WAS AT THE CENTER OF DISCUSSIONS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF A "HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON HARMONIZED POLICIES FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE ECOWAS ZONE". THIS TECHNICAL MEETING WHICH GATHERED THIRTY EXPERTS INCLUDING PARLIAMENTARIANS ORIGINATING FROM WEST AFRICA, PAN-AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THIS SECTOR, WAS HELD ON OCTOBER 6-7, 2015 IN DAKAR, AT THE AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING (IDEP). Organized by the ECA through its Sub-Regional Office for West Africa in collaboration with IDEP, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) of Senegal, the ECA Capacity Development Division (CDD) and the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) with the coordination of the Government of Seneg...