Tinubu: There’s Urgent Need to End Unfair Exploitation of Africa’s Critical Minerals

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President Bola Tinubu has charged member countries of the African Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) to speak with one voice to promote Africa’s collective interests, ensure value addition, and prevent the continent from becoming merely a source of raw materials for the rest of the world.

Tinubu gave the charge yesterday while receiving a delegation of AMSG in the State House. AMSG is a forum of ministers in charge of Mining and Solid Minerals on the continent. The President is the Grand Patron of the group, which is chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake.

The President told the delegation that the group has a critical role to play in strengthening Africa’s bargaining power in the global mineral market and ensuring that the continent derives maximum value from its natural resources.