OSI’s Revenue Watch program hosted a launch and discussion of Chad’s Oil: Miracle or Mirage? Following the Money in Africa’s Newest Petro-State, published by Catholic Relief Services and the Bank Information Center. Panelists included the report's authors, Ian Gary and Nikki Reisch, as well as Dobian Assingar, a civil society representative from Chad’s petroleum revenue oversight committee.
Gary and Reisch conducted research between September 2002 and November 2004, including four trips to Chad and ongoing exchanges with civil society organizations in the country. CRS and BIC produced the report as part of their efforts to ensure that Africa’s oil boom improves the lives of the poor through increased investment in education, health, water, and other necessities.
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