Africa's leaders are increasingly united around a simple but transformative idea: the continent can no longer afford to remain merely a supplier of raw materials to the rest of the world. At the 5th African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit (AFNIS 2026) in Abuja, policymakers, investors and industry leaders renewed calls for an end to Africa's dependence on exporting unprocessed minerals, arguing that the continent must capture more value from its vast natural resource wealth through industrialisation, beneficiation and regional cooperation.

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President Tinubu calls for an end to African resource exploitation, urging industrialisation and value addition to combat poverty and secure the continent'

…Says Africa Must Look Inward, End Raw Mineral Exports By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday called for a united African approach to the development of the…

Africa's leaders are increasingly united around a simple but transformative idea: the continent can no longer afford to remain merely a supplier of raw materials to the rest of…

Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have intensified calls for local mineral processing and value addition as regulators...