'World’s appetite for African minerals is growing
Experts at the African Mining Week in Cape Town are calling for regional integration and local value addition for African mineral resources. The goal is to ensure that the global demand for minerals like copper and lithium translates into local industrialization and job creation.
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This reflects a growing movement in resource-rich nations to move away from raw material exports toward domestic processing and economic sovereignty.
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'World’s appetite for African minerals is growing rapidly'
Patrick Mulindwa Lubega, chief of staff of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, said there is a need for deeper regional integration, localised value addition and strategic global partnerships to drive mining growth across Africa.
Workers filtering soils suspected to contain gold in Buhweju district. (Credit: Wilfred Sanya)
African mineral producers have been urged to leverage the surging global demand for critical resources to deliver socioeconomic benefits for local communities.
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