Senzeni Zokwana
President Zambia Chamber of Mines
2026 Agenda Sessions
Who will benefit from the geopolitical scramble for critical minerals in Africa?
Foreign powers including the US, Europe, China, and Middle Eastern players are racing to secure access to critical mineral supplies in Africa to safeguard the development of their own strategic industries - clean energy, defence, IT, etc. But will this process support the critical needs of African countries and communities for sustainable and just development – or will it end up entrenching the global and local inequalities and injustices of the past?
Tuesday 10 February 11:00 - 11:45 Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)
Critical minerals
Just Energy Transition
Foreign powers including the US, Europe, China, and Middle Eastern players are racing to secure access to critical mineral supplies in Africa to safeguard the development of their own strategic industries - clean energy, defence, IT, etc. But will this process support the critical needs of African countries and communities for sustainable and just development – or will it end up entrenching the global and local inequalities and injustices of the past?
Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg
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