Dele Alake Secures Renewed Mandate to Lead Africa Minerals Strategy Group
Dele Alake Secures Renewed Mandate to Lead Africa Minerals Strategy Group
Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has been re-elected as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), securing a second mandate to lead the continent-wide platform focused on mineral sector cooperation and value creation.
Alake was re-elected at the group’s 2026 Annual General Meeting held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was first elected to the position in 2024 at the Future Minerals Forum.
His renewed mandate follows agreement among African ministers on a strengthened leadership structure designed to reflect regional balance across the continent.
“I’ve been re-elected as Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group, and I’m grateful to my fellow ministers for the trust they’ve shown in me again,” Alake said. “The group has also agreed on a stronger leadership structure that reflects Africa’s regions, because inclusion and balance matter if we want this platform to work.”
He said his priority remains fostering cooperation among African countries to ensure the continent derives real value from its mineral resources. According to him, this includes setting agreed contributions, promoting accountability among member states, and establishing a proper budget framework to enable the AMSG operate credibly and effectively.
“My focus remains that African countries must work together to get real value from our mineral resources. That means agreeing on basic contributions, being accountable to one another, and putting a proper budget framework in place,” he stated.
Alake also noted that mineral wealth alone would not transform African economies without deliberate policies for infrastructure development, value addition, and investment-friendly governance structures.
“Beyond governance, minerals alone won’t transform our economies. We need infrastructure, aligned policies, and deliberate value addition,” he added.
The minister said the group’s next phase of work would focus on designing financing and governance systems that attract investment while supporting long-term growth, stability, and shared prosperity across Africa.
Dr. Dele Alake, a former journalist and presidential spokesperson, currently serves as Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, spearheading reforms aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s mining sector for global competitiveness.
