Tinubu Seeks Aggressive Alliance To Guard Africa’s Mineral Wealth
* Charges continent to stop exporting wealth, start profiting from its own resources * Says Africa’s future being fashioned from minerals must have room for continent’s ambition Deji Elumoye in
President Bola Tinubu has called for a united front among African nations to end the exploitation of the continent's critical mineral resources and transition from a raw material supplier to a hub for local processing and manufacturing. Addressing the AMSG High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa in New York, Tinubu stressed that Africa cannot claim wealth while its children live in poverty near mines that benefit others.
He lamented that mineral-rich communities lack infrastructure, jobs, and a stake in their own wealth, calling for processing, refining, and the development of African technologies to improve the lives of those affected. Tinubu warned that no individual country can achieve this alone, emphasizing the need for cooperation to increase market scale, integrate industries, enhance financing, and strengthen negotiations.
He urged African leaders and stakeholders to focus on transforming mineral wealth into sustainable economic growth by investing in processing, refining, and manufacturing, creating jobs, and improving infrastructure.
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