Value unearthed: Africa's mineral resources strategy shift
African nations are striving to maximize the value of their mineral resources within the global supply chain. However, they face hurdles such as infrastructure gaps, technological limitations, and complex regulatory frameworks. Overcoming these challenges requires concerted efforts to improve infrastructure, foster technology transfer, and streamline regulations, will the continent manage to overcome them? Find out in our latest podcast
Our panel of experts for this podcast are
- Patience Mususa, senior researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute
- Grasian Mkodzongi Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for African Studies at University of Cape Town
- Patricia Inonge Mweene, jewellery designer and entrepreneur in the Zambian gemstone industry
Reading list
Compiled by the NAI Library:
- Africa and sustainable global value chains External link, opens in new window.
Regina Frei, Sherwat Ibrahim, Temidayo Akenroye, editors., 2022 - Natural resource-based development in Africa : panacea or Pandora's box? External link, opens in new window.
Edited by Nathan Andrews, J. Andrew Grant, and Jesse Salah Ovadia, 2022 [open access] - Global gold production touching ground : expansion, informalization, and technological innovation External link, opens in new window.
Boris Verbrugge and Sara Greenen editors, 2020 - Minerals in Africa : opportunities for the continent's industrialisation External link, opens in new window.
Francis P. Gudyanga, 2020
More titles External link, opens in new window. on Mineral resources in Africa
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