Silas Olan'g

Africa Energy Transition Advisor NRGI

Mr. Silas Olan’g is the Africa Energy Transition Policy Advisor at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). Mr. Olan’g provides thought leadership and policy advocacy on energy transition in Africa, engaging policy makers, oversight bodies and industry and key regional institutions.

Mr. Olang is an economist, development practitioner and academician for over 30 years. For the past 15 years, Mr. Olang has focused on natural resource governance and has extensively published and trained on the subject. He is actively engaging with national and regional extractive industries governance initiatives such as Mining Vision (AMV), Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) and EITI, PWYP Africa. He has participated in high level technical consultations on Natural resource governance at the continental and global level.

Mr Olan’g is serving in various Boards of Directors including the NRGI Tanzania, the Association of Tanzania Oil and Gas Service Providers, the Policy Analysis and Development Organization (PADO) and Hakimadini. He also served as technical advisor for the Interfaith Committee for Economic Justice.

Mr. Olan’g Holds a Master’s degree in economics from University of Bradford in the UK and Bachelor’s degree in Economic Policy and Planning – Mzumbe University in Tanzania.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Rethinking resource nationalism – a cash grab or a fair share?

•   With in increase of exports bans of unprocessed minerals, is this the signal of a wider trend across the continent?
•   How have mining companies reacted to this continental shift? Does the uncertainty of access dry up investment?
•   What effect has this move towards greater beneficiation requirements had on existing and future mining projects?
•   Are these approaches short sighted? Is too much of the justification for resource nationalism based in misinformation and cupidity?
•   How can increased nationalism around mineral assets actually hinder producers, specifically when considering beneficiation, ownership ambitions and greater employment?

Wednesday 07 February 14:40 - 15:20 Governments Stage 1

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 14:40 02/07/2024 15:20 Rethinking resource nationalism – a cash grab or a fair share? •   With in increase of exports bans of unprocessed minerals, is this the signal of a wider trend across the continent?
•   How have mining companies reacted to this continental shift? Does the uncertainty of access dry up investment?
•   What effect has this move towards greater beneficiation requirements had on existing and future mining projects?
•   Are these approaches short sighted? Is too much of the justification for resource nationalism based in misinformation and cupidity?
•   How can increased nationalism around mineral assets actually hinder producers, specifically when considering beneficiation, ownership ambitions and greater employment? Governments Stage 1 Africa/Johannesburg

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