The African Development Bank and the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) took the opportunity to compare notes with governments, investors, partners, and other collaborators involved in the African mining industry at the Indaba. The Bank delegation convened a side-event to discuss ways to finance the development of Africa’s green minerals and effective African participation in the global battery and electric vehicle value chain.
“Africa needs to promote policies that enable the creation of more value on the continent through resource-based industrialization, build productive capacities and develop intra-African exports and trade by leveraging on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),” said Dr. Vanessa Ushie, Acting Director of the African Development Bank’s African Natural Resources Centre.