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Tanzania, DR Congo Deepen Trade, Mining Ties
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to deepen cooperation in mining, trade, investment, infrastructure, peace and security, with the partnership aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two countries. The cooperation highlights the strategic importance of the mining sector and improved infrastructure and trade links in unlocking investment…
West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel – How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Lithium’s growing importance in the global clean-energy transition is creating new economic opportunities in the Sahel, but weak governance, informal mining, insurgency and porous borders are allowing armed and criminal groups to profit from extraction and smuggling in countries including Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Nigeria. The article argues that African…
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