South Africa: The African Century Will Be Built Through Green Industrialisation, Not Mined From the Ground

Africa’s green minerals present a historic opportunity, though realizing this potential will require generations to work together by combining fresh thinking with experience to turn natural wealth and human potential into shared prosperity, according to Daily Maverick. Lilian Mugalla, a Kenyan mining engineer, notes that growing up in the Migori gold mining region of western Kenya provided an early lesson in how valuable minerals can be extracted without significantly improving the lives of local residents.

Daily Maverick reports that a familiar pattern exists across the continent where raw materials are exported while industries and jobs are created elsewhere, leaving local communities with little value from their own resources. As young leaders and policymakers prepare to gather at the One Young World Summit in Cape Town this November, the question of how to navigate these challenges is a plenary issue on the summit agenda.

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