Panelists during a High-Level Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on “Turning Mineral Wealth into Negotiating Power; Africa and Critical Minerals Supply Chains” in Johannesburg, South Africa.
South Africa and the African Union are under pressure to push for Africa’s equal stake in negotiating power, given its massive share of global mineral reserves, as the G20 summit 2025 takes place in Johannesburg.
A section of senior African policymakers, international organisations, technocrats, researchers and civil societies who held a high-level dialogue meeting in Johannesburg dubbed “Turning mineral wealth into negotiating power” challenged the AU and its member states to leverage this year’s G20 Summit to be held next weekend to build a common narrative on critical minerals for the African continent and to solidify a global Africa agenda for equitable benefits.
