New York, 22 September 2025
On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) convened Heads of State, Ministers, and strategic international partners for the Second AMSG High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa, under the theme: “Forging a Common African Voice, Advancing Global Partnerships.”
The closed-door dialogue, affirmed Africa’s growing influence in global mineral governance – not as a supplier of raw materials, but as a co-architect of the energy transition, digital economy, and new industrial age.
In his keynote Strategic Brief, AMSG Secretary-General H.E. Moses Micheal Engadu delivered a defining message:
“Without Africa’s critical minerals, the world will not achieve the energy transition, the digital future, or resilient defense systems. Africa must not only extract minerals – we must extract value.”
– H.E Moses Micheal Engadu, AMSG Secretary-General
This declaration set the tone for consensus-building among African leaders and international partners – aligning policy, capital, and technology toward a unified, value-driven mineral economy.
Key Strategic Commitments Endorsed
The Roundtable adopted a shared continental agenda anchored on four transformative pillars:
1. Advancing Mineral Value Addition in Africa
Full transition from raw material exports to processing, refining, and green manufacturing on African soil
Promotion of public-private industrial partnerships for technology transfer and skills development
2. Accelerating Exploration and Data Sovereignty
Launch of the AMSG Mineral Exploration Initiative
Fast-tracking adoption of AMREC and PARC, Africa’s continental resource reporting and classification systems
Creation of a Pan-African Mineral Data Repository to anchor negotiation power
3. Mobilizing Sovereign and Innovation-Led Financing
Development of Africa-led blended finance vehicles
Pilot launch of the Africa Mineral Token (AMT) to unlock liquidity against verified reserves
4. Defining Africa’s Position in Global Critical Minerals Security
Commitment to responsible sourcing, resilient supply chains, and regional value retention
Integration of Madini Blockchain Traceability for real-time ESG compliance from pit to product
Leadership Participation and Strategic Partners
The Roundtable brought together Africa’s highest political leadership, development partners, and industry executives, including:
Vice Presidents, Ministers, and Governors from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, DRC, Eswatini, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
European Commission leadership, represented by Commissioner Jozef Síkela
United Nations agencies, including ITC and UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa
Sovereign wealth entities, CEOs of OilDynamix, Xcalibur, GeoScan, TechMet, Latham & Watkins, Kian Smith, Asba Group, Core International, Power of One Foundation, DMR Engineering, and others
(Full attendance list recorded in official communiqué.)
From Dialogue to Implementation
The Assembly issued a collective Call to Action, mandating the AMSG Secretariat to:
Develop an AMSG Critical Minerals Investment Framework within 12 months
Establish a Continental Mineral Data Repository anchored in AMREC/PARC
Launch the Africa Mineral Token (AMT) pilot with willing Member States
Prepare the Third AMSG High-Level Roundtable in 2026 under the theme “From Resources to Wealth”
A New Mineral Order Begins
“If you want to go far, go together. AMSG is where cooperation becomes architecture – and architecture becomes action.”
– H.E. Moses Micheal Engadu, AMSG Secretary-General
The Second AMSG High-Level Roundtable was not merely an event –
it was Africa’s declaration that it will write the rules of its mineral future.
This is only the beginning.
