Khalid Saleh Al-Mudaifer, Vice Minister for Mining Affairs in Saudi Arabia, speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, February 06, 2023. REUTERS/Shelley Christians
East Africa may be in pole position to secure part of the $15bn earmarked by Saudi Arabia for critical minerals mining.
Saudi Arabia is aiming to invest in mapping, exploration and production of critical minerals in East Africa, Alawi Swabury, CEO of the Africa Battery Initiative (ABI), tells The Africa Report.
