GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP

General Assembly Leadership

The General Assembly is the supreme policy and decision-making organ of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, providing strategic direction, institutional oversight and continental leadership for Africa’s collective minerals agenda.


ELECTED LEADERSHIP

Leadership of the General Assembly

The General Assembly elects the leadership of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group in accordance with the AMSG Charter and decisions of Member States. The elected leadership provides strategic guidance and political oversight for the Organization’s continental mandate and institutional development.

CHAIRPERSON

Federal Republic of Nigeria

The Federal Republic of Nigeria was elected as the first substantive Chairperson of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group General Assembly during the First General Assembly held on 15 January 2026 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2026-2028 LEADERSHIP TERM
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Chairperson of the General Assembly

Chairperson


H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

VICE CHAIRPERSON

Democratic Republic of Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo was elected as the first substantive Vice Chairperson of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group General Assembly during the First General Assembly held on 15 January 2026 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2026–2028 LEADERSHIP TERM
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Vice Chairperson


H.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo

MINISTERIAL STEWARDSHIP

From Vision to Action: The Ministers Leading AMSG

While the General Assembly provides continental direction, AMSG’s Ministerial Leadership provides strategic oversight, policy coordination and implementation guidance. Led by elected Ministers from Member States, the Ministerial Steering Committee is responsible for advancing Africa’s collective minerals agenda and ensuring that decisions of the General Assembly are translated into tangible outcomes.