call for members - critical mineral working group in Africa

[Arhin, Gerald]

Hi All,

I hope you are having a lovely end to your weekend.

I am writing to share an exciting initiative of establishing a working group on critical minerals at the Africa Institute for Sustainable Energy and System Analysis (AISESA). This working group is to bring together African scholars working on critical mineral governance in Africa at different levels to foster collaboration on how to tackle challenges in this space.

To identify interested fellows and better understand what would be most valuable to the group and wider region, could those interested please complete this short questionnaire by 5 December 2025. The survey should take less than 10 minutes.

https://forms.gle/diCeNedLTaYimoH57

Please share this invitation with others working in this field who might be interested in joining us.

More about AISESA and what we do can be found 

here

For any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Best regards,

Gerald 

Dr. Gerald E Arhin

Research Fellow in the Political Economy of Climate Compatible Development 

Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP)

University College London (UCL)

Recent Publications:

Arhin, G. E. (2025). Same project, different responses: Unravelling varied community consent to mining-induced displacement in Ghana’s lithium sector. The Extractive Industries and Society, 24, 101716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2025.101716

Arhin, G. E., & Behuria, P. (2025). Why do countries invest in geological investigations for minerals? A comparative analysis of contrasting outcomes in Ghana and Rwanda. Geoforum, 163, 104300. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016718525001009

Arhin, G. E. (2024). Investigating the differential politics of competitive bidding in Ghana’s hydrocarbon and mining industries. Resources Policy, 90, 104814. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420724001818

Arhin, G. E. (2023). Interests or ideas: Analysing the drivers of Ghana's petroleum revenue expenditure. The Extractive Industries and Society, 15, 101283. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214790X23000734

Please do not feel mandated to reply if this mail arrives out of your working hours, as I sometimes work at irregular hours.