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Natural Resource Governance Institute

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Environment & ClimateDemocracy & Civil society
NGOInternational reach51-200 staff
Profile last updated: May 5, 2026

About

Natural Resource Governance Institute is a non-governmental organisation based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo working on environment & climate, democracy & civil society.

Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is an independent, non-profit organisation that supports informed, inclusive decision-making about natural resources and the energy transition. It works on oil, gas and mineral governance, transparency, revenue management, anticorruption and state-owned oil companies, with a focus on resource-rich developing countries. Most of its roughly 80 staff are based in its focus countries and regions, with registered offices in several countries including Kinshasa, Accra and Lima.

Location

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Organisation type

NGO

Staff

51-200

Focus areas

natural resource governanceextractive industriesenergy transitionstate-owned enterprisesanticorruptionrevenue managementtransparency

Languages

ENESFR

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

Communities

How they work

ResearchCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

National Oil Company Database

Environment & Climate

Database of information on national oil companies, produced by NRGI and partners to help users analyse resource governance.

2021 Resource Governance Index

Democracy & Civil society

Index assessing resource governance in countries rich in oil, gas and minerals.

Countries of operation

Democratic Republic of the CongoGhanaPeru

Funding & support

Funded by

GrantsGovernment funding