[img_assist|nid=517|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=149|height=150]The EITI Secretariat and the African Development Bank co-hosted a Mediterranean EITI Roundtable in Tunis 25-26 November, chaired by Peter Eigen and addressed by AFDB President, Donald Kaberuka.

Albania, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Zambia have now become EITI Candidate countries. This was announced by the EITI Board at its meeting in Washington DC. With these four new countries, 30 countries are now implementing the EITI, further bolstering EITI as the standard for transparent management of revenues from the oil, gas and mining sectors.

Welcome to a new edition of the EITI Newsletter. The main story is that Central African Republic is now a Candidate Country. In addition, it contains an update from Cameroon, and the Conference.

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EITI Mediterranean Roundtable

Co-hosted by
Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank,
and Peter Eigen, Chairman of the EITI

The first day of the EITI conference got off to a busy start with nearly 400 participants in attendance. During the 7^th EITI International Board meeting held, the Board discussed whether to accept Azerbaijan as the first EITI Compliant country and the approval of Tanzania as a Candidate country.