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Tinubu calls for end to exploitation of African minerals

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At the UN General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu called for a fresh continental push to end the exploitation of Africa’s critical minerals. He wants to strengthen the continent’s collective approach to these strategic resources, according to a report published by Vanguard News.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has called for a fresh continental push to end the exploitation of Africa’s critical minerals. He spoke through his Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the third high-level roundtable of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), devoted to developing these resources, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The meeting, convened and chaired by Bola Tinubu alongside Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Its theme was “From Resources to Wealth: Continental Cooperation for Mining Development in Africa”.

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