Critical Minerals and Economic Development in Africa
The clean energy transition depends on a small group of critical minerals—including cobalt, copper, lithium, and nickel—many of which are abundant in African countries.
As global demand accelerates, so does the urgency to ensure that mineral-led growth supports economic development, supply chain resilience, and environmental sustainability.
This webinar, jointly hosted by the International Growth Centre (IGC) and VoxDev, brings together Colin Buckley, Paul Collier, Kusobile Kamwambi, Marit Kitaw and Zainab Usman, who join Shahrukh Wani to explore how mineral-rich countries can use industrial policy to drive green industrialisation.
Paul Collier
Director, IGC and Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Oxford
Marit Kitaw
Interim Director of the African Minerals Development Center (AMDC), UN Economic Commission for Africa
Kusobile Kamwambi
Permanent Secretary, Management Development Division (Cabinet Office) and the Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU), Government of Zambia
Shahrukh Wani
Senior Country Manager, Zambia, International Growth Centre
Amir Lebdioui
Associate Professor of the Political Economy of Development and Director, Technology and Industrialisation for Development CentreThe discussion explores themes covered in a recent IGC policy note, including:
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