Speakers

Daouda is a geological engineer who studied in Morocco and France. In August 2024, he was appointed Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Mines and Geology, supporting the Minister in implementing priority projects, including local processing of mining products, developing of local content, and identifying critical minerals. Formerly Deputy National Director of Geology, he led a 2022 prospecting project on strategic metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, and managed the Ministry's geoscience GIS database. He also serves as the focal point for monitoring the SIMFER project in Simandou on the behalf of the Ministry of Mines and Geology.