Africa urged to process own minerals

Leaders attending the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg must discuss how Africa will benefit from its critical minerals, according to Koaile Monaheng, Pan-African political strategist at Greenpeace Africa.

- Masoka Dube

He was commenting on the Greenpeace Africa's report, which said if Africa's minerals were not extracted for global supply chains, it would have powered its own industrialisation, job creation and just energy transition.

The report warned Africa's vast reserves of critical minerals could drive development and climate justice, or entrench inequality and exploitation if governance and value addition remain weak.

"This is not just about critical minerals. It is about whether Africa controls its own wealth, or whether we watch another scramble for Africa, this time dressed up as climate action," said Monaheng.