Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have renewed calls for African countries to take greater control of the continent’s vast mineral regic financing and ownership of mineral data to ensure that Africa derives greater economic benefits from its natural wealth
Author: Justus Akamin
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Nigeria and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have rallied African nations to take full control of the continent’s vast mineral re, and strategic financing to unlock greater economic benefits
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