This is a meeting of the Minerals Corruption Working Group of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum.

The session will focus on the Resource Matters' new report, “Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC”, and will explore governance gaps, transparency challenges and corruption risks across the emerging lithium value chain.

In addition, speakers from the Natural Resource Governance Institute Chile and Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism will add comparative insights from Chile and Southern Africa.

Speakers

• Sara Nicoletti, Anticorruption Coordinator, Resource Matters
• Pedro Zapata, Program Officer, Natural Resource Governance Institute Chile
• Tatenda Chitagu, Associate, Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism

Details

The meeting is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and its Minerals Corruption Working Group, as well as those potentially interested in joining. Simultaneous interpretation in English, French and Spanish will be provided.

Date and time: 28 January 2026, 09.00 EST / 15.00 CET

Register: Zoom registration

Relevant resources

• Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC
• On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
• Locals slam Zimbabwe for turning a blind eye to Chinese miner’s violations

Organisers

The Minerals Corruption Working Group is convened by the Basel Institute on Governance, in coordination with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct.