Resources don’t build legacies; good governance does – MiDA CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Alexander Kofi-Mensah Mould, has called for stronger governance frameworks to ensure Africa's critical mineral resources become a catalyst for sustainable development rather than conflict, insisting that the continent's future will be defined not by the resources it possesses but by how wisely they are governed.

The conference is serving as a high-level platform for dialogue, reflection, and collaboration on how Africa can advance democratic governance, economic justice, peacebuilding, and sustainable development through the responsible management of its critical mineral resources.

Governance will determine Africa's future Mr Mould said although Africa's mineral wealth had become a strategic global asset, history showed that natural resources alone had never guaranteed prosperity.