
Strategic reset: Re-designing EU-Africa partnerships on critical minerals
The EU has set on a course of diversification from its main provider of critical minerals and several of its manufactured products, China. To secure…
Visiting fellow
Exploration and mining investment, governance of natural resources companies and projects, mineral policy and regulation in Africa, responsible sourcing and mineral value chains
French and English
Ludivine Wouters is a consultant specialising in strategy, governance, and mineral policy, with a focus on Africa and other emerging markets. She assists natural resources companies and investors with growth initiatives, regulatory affairs, and permitting. She also works on technical assistance programmes for states and supports donor agencies in the definition, assessment, and implementation of critical minerals, as well as responsible sourcing priorities, policies, and initiatives.
Previously, Wouters worked in political risk insurance within a Lloyd’s insurance syndicate and gained significant legal experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets with leading international firms in Paris. She also worked for an emerging markets investment bank in London, focusing on metals and mining clients, particularly African juniors.
The EU has set on a course of diversification from its main provider of critical minerals and several of its manufactured products, China. To secure…
Amid global geopolitical tensions, the EU has been ramping up efforts to diversify its mineral value chains by forging strategic partnerships with resource-rich African nations
In November 2022 at COP 27 the European Union and Namibia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic partnership to develop raw materials…
The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act provides an opportunity to redefine the EU’s relationship with Africa – but it can only do so with the mining sector and European industrial actors on board