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Africa key for critical raw material supply

Africa has long been lauded for its vast mineral resource, but lately attention has stepped up due to the global rush to secure minerals crucial for the energy transition.

Alex Feytis
 (From left) Ministers of Mines Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly (Côte d’Ivoire), Ms. Ousseini Hadizatou Yacouba (Niger), and Samou Seidou Adambi (Benin) attended the 6th annual Mining on Top Africa (MOTA) conference in Paris, on July 12-13  (Credit: AME Trade

(From left) Ministers of Mines Mamadou Sangafowa-Coulibaly (Côte d’Ivoire), Ms. Ousseini Hadizatou Yacouba (Niger), and Samou Seidou Adambi (Benin) attended the 6th annual Mining on Top Africa (MOTA) conference in Paris, on July 12-13 (Credit: AME Trade

And, unsurprisingly, African governments want to leverage this new opportunity to finally boost their economies. West-African mining ministers and government representatives attending the 6th annual...

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