African countries are developing policies to control the exploitation and export of minerals used in clean energy
File photo: Mechanics work on a machine installed at Arcadia Lithium mine in Goromonzi, Zimbabwe. Photo by Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images
Kitaw and colleagues called for Africa to be ready and willing to use its mineral and energy resources, its agricultural potential and its natural capital to support the global decarbonisation agenda. Kitaw said the AGMS can use these resources to help Africans while keeping sight of the continent’s mining vision and ensure strong protection from climate change and a just energy transition.
Nyumburu said many US and Chinese companies were already in Africa, “benefiting from the land and minerals meant for Africans.”
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