Securing Africa’s Critical Mineral Wealth: A Role for Sovereign Wealth Funds

On September 17, the Wilson Center Africa Program hosted an event on how policymakers and private investors can think differently about how to harness Africa’s critical mineral wealth to build infrastructure and new economies on the continent.

The event explored how sovereign wealth funds can serve as a tool to harness Africa’s critical mineral wealth to power the global energy transition while developing sustainable value chains, promoting socioeconomic growth, and expanding environmental protections. Speakers also discussed how African national and subnational governments can manage and maximize profits from their natural resources and opportunities to unite fragmented critical mineral markets across the continent for larger-scale operations.