The Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) Secretary General Mr. Moses Micheal Engadu participated in the 9th Ordinary Council of Ministers Meeting of the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) held from 12 – 14 March 2024 at Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The AMSG Secretary General was accompanied by the Chief of Staff Mr. Patrick Mulindwa Lubega and Advisor Mr. Sharif Ahmed Nsamba.
The AMSG Secretary General H.E Moses Micheal Engadu shared the experience of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group on critical minerals and called on all ADPA Member Countries to focus on collaboration and resource sharing in order to address the capacitity building challenges collectively and to be able benefit more from Africa’s vast mineral resources.
H.E Moses Micheal Engadu asked the ADPA countries to domesticate beneficiation in the context of Africa.

The 9th ADPA Council of Ministers Meeting was officially opened by His Excellency Dr. E. D. Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his address acknowledged that the meeting is convening at a time when we continue to reflect on the multiplicity of emerging global realities, challenges and opportunities. These entail that we must jolt our respective countries and the Continent as a whole, to re-imagine the new measures and strategies we should deploy to realise the “Africa we all want”.
President Mnangagwa further said: Our mother-continent, Africa contributes more than 60% of global natural rough diamond production. This makes us a key source of the mineral commodity. I challenge you as the representatives of our countries to assert the African position on matters of diamond production, trade and pricing.

His Excellency the President of Zimbabwe was accompanied by the Vice President Hon. Gen. (Rtd). Dr. C. G. D. N. Chiwenga; the Minister of Mines and Mining Development and Chair of the African Diamond Producers Association Hon. Z. Soda; the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Matabeleland North Province, Hon. R. Moyo, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon. Dr. Eng. P. Kambamura; Chairperson, Parliament Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development Hon. R. Matangira and Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr. M. Rushwaya.


The Secretary General, AMSG made the following statement during the meeting:
