President Museveni: “I Have Banned the Export of Unprocessed Minerals”
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reaffirmed Uganda’s long-standing policy prohibiting the export of unprocessed minerals, emphasizing the importance of domestic value addition, industrialisation and beneficiation as the foundation for sustainable economic transformation.
Uganda continues to position mineral beneficiation and domestic processing as central pillars of its national development strategy. President Museveni’s remarks reinforce the Government’s commitment to ensuring that greater value is retained within Uganda through local processing, manufacturing and industrial development.
01. Key Policy Signal
- Uganda prohibits the export of unprocessed minerals.
- Government policy prioritises domestic processing and beneficiation.
- Value addition remains a strategic national priority.
- The policy aims to increase local jobs, industrial capacity and revenue retention.
02. Why This Matters
As global demand for critical minerals accelerates, mineral-producing countries are increasingly seeking to capture greater value from their resources. Uganda’s policy reflects a broader continental trend toward industrialisation, mineral processing and economic transformation through value addition.
03. AMSG Analysis
The Africa Minerals Strategy Group views Uganda’s policy direction as consistent with one of the core objectives of Africa’s critical minerals agenda: moving beyond the export of raw materials toward domestic beneficiation, industrial development and greater participation in global mineral value chains.
04. Original Source
President Museveni Remarks at The Africa We Build Summit, Nairobi, Kenya, 23 April 2026.
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