High-level conference on governance, critical minerals and conflict underway in Accra

The conference brings together policy analysts and stakeholders from across Africa to deliberate on the role of critical minerals in shaping the continent’s economic future while exploring ways to strengthen governance, economic justice, and sustainable development.

Africa must build value chains Also speaking at the conference, Presidential Adviser on the 24-Hour Economy Augustus Goosie Tanoh said Africa’s critical minerals represent more than an economic opportunity, arguing that they raise fundamental questions about governance, ownership, and development.” He said the growing global demand for Africa’s mineral resources presents the continent with a critical choice—whether to use its resources to build industries and create jobs or continue exporting raw materials while value is created elsewhere.