Africa’s Critical Minerals Push Turns Value Addition Into a Geopolitical Test
African governments are preparing a New York critical-minerals roundtable aimed at local processing, investment and stronger…
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South Africa’s SADC Chairmanship Puts Infrastructure at the Centre of Regional Power
South Africa's new SADC chairmanship places infrastructure at the centre of Southern Africa's agenda, testing regional…
DR Congo’s Copper-Cobalt Export Ban Tests Africa’s Mineral Leverage
DR Congo's ban on copper and cobalt concentrate exports turns local processing into a live test…
South Africa’s Lithium Rush Tests the Real Cost of Green Minerals
South Africa's lithium prospecting boom has become a test of critical-minerals policy, pitting battery supply-chain ambitions…
Zambia’s Vote-Counting Crisis Tests Africa’s Copper Democracy
Zambia's temporary suspension of vote counting after attacks at polling stations has turned a closely watched…
Zimbabwe’s Lithium Processing Push Tests Africa’s Critical Minerals Bargain
Zimbabwe's first lithium sulphate processing plant marks a new stage in Africa's critical-minerals strategy: fewer raw…
DR Congo’s Cobalt Contamination Probe Puts Battery Supply Chains on Notice
DR Congo's probe into uranium contamination in cobalt exports is a warning to the battery economy:…
Zambia’s Election Turns Copper Into Africa’s Next Democracy Test
Zambia's vote is not only a contest between Hakainde Hichilema and Brian Mundubile. It is a…
Morocco’s EV Battery Gigafactory Puts Africa Inside the Clean-Tech Supply Chain
The AfDB-backed Gotion battery project in Morocco is not just another factory announcement. It is a…