
According to The Chanzo, Tanzania has been criticized for concealing mining contracts and diluting standards in its extractives sector, despite being part of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) for a decade. This raises questions about who benefits from the lack of transparency in the industry.
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