Akinwumi Adesina, President African development bank, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday , March. 5, 2024. The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China control mineral mining in places like Congo and have left some African countries in financial crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Akinwumi Adesina, President African development bank, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday , March. 5, 2024. The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China control mineral mining in places like Congo and have left some African countries in financial crisis. (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba)
Akinwumi Adesina, President African development bank, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday , March. 5, 2024. The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China control mineral mining in places like Congo and have left some African countries in financial crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Akinwumi Adesina, President African development bank, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday , March. 5, 2024. The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China control mineral mining in places like Congo and have left some African countries in financial crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Akinwumi Adesina, President African development bank, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lagos Nigeria, Tuesday , March. 5, 2024. The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange for the continent's rich supplies of oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries, deals that have helped China control mineral mining in places like Congo and have left some African countries in financial crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)