Nigeria, AFDB Back African Mineral Local Value Addition

Nigeria, AFDB Back African Mineral Local Value Addition

Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for stronger African control over the continent’s vast mineral resources, advocating data sovereignty, regional collaboration and strategic financing as essential to ensuring that mineral-rich countries in Africa derive greater economic value from their natural assets.Addressing the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation: Pathways for African Transformatio…

FG, AfDB seek greater African control of critical minerals

Nigeria and AfDB advocate for stronger African control over critical minerals, urging data sovereignty, regional collaboration, and local processing to boo Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-afdb-seek-greater-african-control-of-critical-minerals/

AfDB, Nigeria seek African control of mineral resources

Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB), on Sunday, called for stronger African ownership of the continent's vast mineral

Nigeria, AfDB Advocate African Control of Mineral Resources

Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for greater African control over the continent’s vast mineral resources, urging countries to embrace local value addition, data sovereignty, regional cooperation and strategic financing to unlock greater economic benefits from the sector. Speaking at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals …

Nigeria and AfDB Push for African Control of Critical Minerals

Nigeria and the African Development Bank are calling for stronger African control over the continent’s critical minerals, arguing that mineral-rich countries must retain more economic value through local processing, regional cooperation and greater ownership of resource data. The proposals were presented at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation: Pathways for African Transformation in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, wh…

AfDB, Alake rally African nations to deepen mineral value addition, end raw export dependence - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Stella Odueme Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have renewed calls for African countries to take full control of the continent’s mineral resources by strengthening local value addition, harmonising mineral reporting standards and investing in regional infrastructure to drive industrialisation and economic growth. The call was made at the Ministerial Forum on Critical Minerals, Value Chain and Beneficiation: Pathways for African …