Tunde Muritala Arisekola works at the African Minerals Development Centre, where he advises all 54 African Union member states on minerals policy.
His core message is a pointed one: the fact that a country sits on vast mineral wealth does not, by itself, guarantee that the wealth will translate into real development for its people.
That tension between what Africa has in the ground and what African communities actually gain from it remains one of the continent's most urgent conversations. Arisekola is one of the people shaping the policy answers.
Originally published by Premium Times.