And perhaps no surprise that Yasir al-Rumayyan was on stage with...

And perhaps no surprise that Yasir al-Rumayyan was on stage with our man Nige and FT at the kick-off event for the DRC-Africa Business Forum. Rumayyan heads the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which is responsible for chanelling the Kingdom's oil wealth. He and the PIF are thus intimately involved in setting and implementing Saudi's long term business and investment strategies - and his personal attendance at the Forum clearly highlights Saudis ambition to become more deeply involved in developing the critical minerals and battery supply chain with African and African-based partners.