Jerry Ahadjie
Chief Minerals Officer
African Development Bank
2026 Agenda
11 Feb 2026
15:00
Intergovernmental Summit
Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)
Governance, regulation and policy
Sustainability
How can formalising artisanal and small-scale mining unlock value addition?
Illicit ASM activity continues to drain value from Africa’s mineral economies and limit revenue mobilisation. Can formalisation coexist with large-scale mining, and are governments and regional bodies doing enough to enable it?
