Shettima Urges Africa Against Exporting Mineral Wealth Without Achieving Full Benefits
- President Bola Tinubu urged African countries to stop exporting raw minerals and develop local processing, manufacturing, and value-added industries.
- He made the call through Vice President Kashim Shettima at an Africa Minerals Strategy Group meeting during the United Nations General Assembly.
- Tinubu said Nigeria should require local value addition, improve geological data, support artisanal miners, and fight illegal mining.
- He urged African countries to cooperate on financing, technology, and industrial development.
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Shettima Urges Africa Against Exporting Mineral Wealth Without Achieving Full Benefits
Speaking on behalf of President Bola Tinubu at the Third Africa Minerals Strategy Group High-Level Roundtable in New York, Shettima said Africa could not regard itself as wealthy while communities located around mineral deposits remained poor.
UNGA81: Tinubu urges Africa to end raw mineral exports
President Bola Tinubu has called on African nations to unite and end the export of raw mineral resources, urging a focus on local processing and value addi Read More: https://punchng.com/unga81-tinubu-urges-africa-to-end-raw-mineral-exports/
Tinubu rallies aggressive alliance to guard Africa's mineral wealth
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a fresh continental push to end the historical exploitation of Africa’s critical mineral resources, urging African nations to unite and halt the export of raw materials. Accordingly, he demanded an aggressive alliance among African countries to ensure the continent transitions from a mere
Tinubu urges Africa to end raw mineral exports - Lagos Television
President Bola Tinubu has called on African countries to end the export of raw minerals and prioritise local processing, manufacturing and value addition across the continent. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the call at the third Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development, held on the sidelines of...
BrandEconomy » POLITICS » Tinubu’s UNGA81 Minerals Push Tests Africa’s Ability to Turn Resources into Industry
At UNGA81, Tinubu called through Vice President Shettima for Africa to process more of its critical minerals and negotiate with greater unity. His third consecutive absence adds scrutiny, while a new continental declaration faces the harder test of funding plants, corridors and community benefits.
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