Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has been re-elected Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG) by a continental forum of African Ministers responsible for minerals and mining.
His re-election took place during the AMSG’s 2026 Annual General Meeting, held on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alake was first unanimously elected as the pioneer chairman of the group in 2024, when African ministers resolved to intensify coordinated action to maximise value addition and beneficiation from the continent’s extensive mineral resources.
A statement issued on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori, confirmed the latest development.
Tomori also disclosed that the forum approved new leadership positions to strengthen its institutional framework. These include Vice-Chairman, Deputy Secretary-General, and Financial Secretary
The forum further resolved that the new roles be equitably distributed across Africa’s sub-regions to enhance inclusion and regional balance.
While the offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman remain elective and reserved for serving ministers, the other positions are to be filled through appointments by member states within the designated zones.
Under the new leadership structure, Nigeria’s Dr. Dele Alake continues as Chairman of the 24-member forum, representing West Africa. The Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Hon. Louis Watum Kabamba was elected Vice-Chairman, representing Central Africa.
The position of Secretary-General remains with Uganda (East Africa), Mauritania was appointed Deputy Secretary-General (North Africa), while South Africa was zoned the position of Financial Secretary.
