The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) is now open for business. The AMDC was launched in Maputo Mozambique...during the third Ordinary Session of the African Union, Conference of African Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development...African Union, Commissioner of Trade and Industry Ms Fatima Haram Acyl, said the AMDC was a milestone for Africa and called upon members States to utilise the institution and its facilities. She said the AMDC was more than just a framework but an urgent call and road map to put to good use our mineral resources to bring development and improve the welfare of the African people. She said the deepening inequalities, lack of jobs unless addressed, posed a threat to the peace and security of the continent...ECA Officer-in-Charge, Special Initiatives Division, Ms Fatima Denton, said AMDC signified a re-writing of a new history, a new social contract and structural transformation in the management of Africa’s mineral resources. “The vision is clear, the aspiration simple – to use our mineral wealth to industrialise, bring development, deliver jobs and transform the livelihoods of the Africa people.” She said.