China’s Investment In Africa’s Lithium Beginning To Pay Off
May 3rd, 2024
Via South China Morning Post, an article on how China’s investment in Africa’s lithium mines is beginning to pay off with new mineral supply chains created: China’s investment in Zimbabwe’s Kamativi lithium mine has seen production of the essential mineral increase exponentially It is part of Beijing’s plan to open up lithium supply, with the […]
Read more »Germany Plans More Support for $11 Billion Namibia Hydrogen Plan
May 3rd, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, an article on Germany’s engagement in Namibia’s green hydrogen sector: Hyphen plant may be designated a strategic ‘foreign project’ Green hydrogen industry could transform Namibia’s economy Germany aims to designate an ambitious green hydrogen project in Namibia as strategically significant, paving the way for additional financial support and bringing a plan that […]
Read more »Guyana: Further Growth Predicted For Booming Economy
May 3rd, 2024
Via Global Finance, a brief look at Guyana: Once regarded as the forgotten nation of South America due to its historically low levels of trade activity and remote geographical position, Guyana has morphed into the world’s fastest-growing economy in the last two years. And it looks set to keep growing at an impressive pace in the years […]
Read more »Taliban Plan Regional Logistics / Energy Trade Hub With Russian Oil In Mind
May 2nd, 2024
Via The Frontier Post, a report on the Taliban’s plans to build a regional logistics / energy trade: The Taliban has agreed with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build a logistics hub in western Afghanistan aimed at making the war-torn nation a major logistics point for regional exports, including oil from Russia to South Asia, the […]
Read more »The World Needs Africa’s Critical Minerals
May 2nd, 2024
As Semafor notes, more than a fifth of the metals essential to the transition to renewable energy are mined in Africa. Demand for cobalt, a critical mineral for electric vehicles that is most abundant in the DR Congo, could increase by nearly 1,500% by the year 2050, according to the United Nations Conference on […]
Read more »China Woos Argentina, Bolivia and Peru to Advance Belt and Road
May 2nd, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Beijing’s efforts to advance BRI in South America: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with counterparts from Argentina, Peru and Bolivia in the past week, as Beijing intensifies efforts to court Latin American countries through its Belt and Road infrastructure-building initiative. Wang met with Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino […]
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