Event

UNU-INRA’S Kwapong Lecture on Critical Minerals and Green Industrialisation in Africa

You're invited to the 7th session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures - Nature Speaks

Time
- Africa/Accra
Address
University of Ghana-Legon
Event Contact
Vanessa Awanyo

UNU-INRA is delighted to invite you to attend the seventh session of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lectures - Nature Speaks. The event is co-convened by the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) and the University of Ghana. The lecture will also coincide with a visit to Accra by the Rector of the United Nations University, Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala. 

 

Venue: West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) Conference Rm.

Date: Thursday, 6th November 2025

Time: 2pm – 4 pm (GMT)

Theme: Critical Minerals: A New Scramble or Opportunity for Green Industrialization in Africa.

Keynote Speaker: Sheila Khama (Non-executive Director of FTSE, Nasdaq, Saudi Stock Exchange and AXS listed companies)

 

Contact :vawanyo@unu.edu or moyo@unu.edu for any enquiries.

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