Dossier
mineral wealth
Coverage of mineral wealth in the Nexus archive.
- Nigeria, AfDB push for African control of mineral wealth, local value addition
Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) advocate for Africa to retain control of its mineral wealth by shifting from exporting raw minerals to local processing and industrialization. Mr. Alake, chair of the Africa Mineral Strategy Group (AMSG), emphasizes the need for economic independence through value addition and local manufacturing.
- DR Congo pushes Belgium to release millions of colonial-era documents
The Congolese minister met with Belgian officials to request the release of colonial-era documents that detail the mineral wealth of the former colony. The documents are sought to address historical and economic issues related to resource exploitation.