CADM Workshop in Kinshasa Advocates for Sustainable Mineral Governance
Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hosted an awareness workshop on the governance of sustainable mineral resource management on Friday, March 22, 2024, initiated by the African Mining Development Center (CADM).
Dr. Marit Kitaw, Acting Director of CADM, underscored the center’s mission to advocate for transparency, equity, and optimal development of mineral resources in Africa.
She emphasized the shift towards a mineral-driven development model that prioritizes sustainable growth and socio-economic development, moving away from a revenue-first extractive approach.
Dr. Kitaw urged the DRC and Gabon to ratify the statutes of CADM, granting the specialized agency of the African Union the authority to fulfill its mandate in ensuring that Africa’s mineral resources drive structural transformation and prosperity for its people.
The workshop focused on the first objective of CADM, promoting national and sub-regional mining policies aligned with the African Mining Vision (AMV), with a particular emphasis on enhancing governance in the mining sector.
Highlights included presentations of evaluation studies conducted in five countries, revealing preliminary results for the DRC and Gabon.
Maître Fabien Mayani presented the summary of the evaluation report for the DRC, while Patricia Obiang did so for Gabon. The assessments utilized tools to map existing governance initiatives in the minerals sector and evaluate their alignment with the principles of the AMV.
CADM, established as the coordinating body of the African Union Commission for implementing the AMV, aims to ensure that minerals play a transformative role in Africa’s development.
It strives to enhance Africa’s participation in the global mineral supply chain and maximize the continent’s benefits from exploration, extraction, processing, and manufacturing of finished products from its vast mineral resources, while also exerting control over the marketing and sale of these products.
