Alake was re-elected at the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the group, held on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was first unanimously elected as the pioneer chairman of the AMSG in 2024.
The AMSG, which has 24 member countries, is focused on promoting coordinated action among African nations to maximise value addition and beneficiation from the continent’s mineral resources.
At the meeting, members approved a new leadership structure with additional positions, including Vice-Chairman, Deputy Secretary-General and Financial Secretary, to strengthen the group’s institutional framework and ensure regional balance.
Under the new arrangement, Alake continues as Chairman, representing West Africa, while the Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Louis Watum Kabamba, was elected Vice-Chairman for Central Africa. Uganda retains the Secretary-General position, Mauritania was appointed Deputy Secretary-General, and South Africa was zoned Financial Secretary.
The AGM also ratified a two-year tenure for the executive committee and agreed that zoned positions belong to member countries, such that successors automatically assume office when serving ministers are replaced.
In his acceptance remarks, Alake thanked his colleagues for the renewed confidence and called for stronger collaboration among African countries to unlock economic opportunities through solid minerals development. “Once member states contribute, accountability will naturally follow. This will enhance transparency and strengthen the credibility of the AMSG before the global community,” he said.
Earlier at a leadership roundtable on infrastructure funding for mineral production, Alake said sustainable economic transformation requires reliable infrastructure, coordinated policies and deliberate value-addition strategies, citing key regional corridors as models for industrial growth and integration.
