Uganda, April 13 -- Countries in Africa including Uganda under their umbrella body the African Union have come together to promote processing of all types of minerals including Agro minerals following a standard procedure.

This is a move by geologist scientists from across African countries working under the African Mineral Development Centre (AMDC) hosted by AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia who have emphasised that countries should embrace value addition in the mineral sector. This way African countries will be in position to export value added minerals and earn more revenue compared to exporting minerals in raw form.

The scientists revealed this move in recent meeting in Kampala hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development wher...