Biden’s Africa Trip to Focus on U.S.-Backed Railway Project

U.S President Joseph Biden embarks on a trip to Angola, fulfilling a promise to visit Africa during his presidency. Reuters says his visit will highlight a major U.S.-backed railway project aimed at diverting critical minerals away from China. The project, partially funded by a U.S. loan, connects the resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia to Angola's Lobito port, providing a faster route for exports to the West.

December 2, 2024 7

Business / Economics

By not mining vital minerals, NZ is ‘offshoring its own environmental footprint’ – is that fair?

Getty Images By Martin Brook, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau When Resources Minister Shane Jones recently unveiled his draft strategy for mineral mining, it was quickly criticised by the Labour opposition as “taking New Zealand backwards”. One environmental group even called it a “love letter to mining companies”. But the government’s ambition to double the sector’s export value to NZ$2 billion by 2035, with flow-on effects […]

June 5, 2024 28

Africa

The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium – how the continent should deal with the demand

By James Boafo, Murdoch University; Eric Stemn, University of Mines and Technology; Jacob Obodai, Edge Hill University, and Philip Nti Nkrumah, The University of Queensland Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Africa hosts substantial resources of critical minerals. As a result, foreign mining companies are rushing to invest in exploration and acquire mining […]

May 23, 2024 10

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