China’s Zijin Wants Its Africa Copper Mine to Rival the World’s Biggest
September 27th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on Zijin’s ambitious African copper mine plans: Chinese miner targets further expansion at JV with Ivanhoe Ramp-up would see Kamoa-Kakula vie with BHP’s Escondida China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is considering an expansion of its jointly-owned copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would place it among the world’s biggest single […]
Read more »DR Congo Could Defuse China’s EV Battery Dominance
September 5th, 2024
Via The Asia Times, an article on the DRC’s potential – given that it produces 70% of world’s cobalt – to charge or unplug China’s battery supply chains: The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its […]
Read more »How The Race For Green Energy Is Shaping Relations Between China and Africa
September 3rd, 2024
Via The Conversation, a report on how China’s interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy: The global climate crisis has created a push for renewable energy technology – like solar or wind power – which would lessen reliance on polluting energy sources. China saw some years ago it had a […]
Read more »U.S. Taps Tanzania For Infrastructure Plan In Battle With China For Minerals
August 30th, 2024
Via The East African, an article on U.S. interest in Tanzania’s mineral sector: The US is roping Tanzania into the mooted Lobito Corridor project to tap the Kabanga nickel deposit, but with a wider focus on rivalry with China in areas where development will take place. The details emerged this week as Washington spoke of […]
Read more »Can’t We Just Pay the Democratic Republic of Congo To Keep Its Oil In The Ground?
August 29th, 2024
Courtesy of Impact Alpha, commentary on the potential use of debt-for-nature swaps in the Global South: The biggest failure of nature conservation and restoration efforts “are the unrewarded provision of public goods and services,” the U.N. Environment Programme declared in a report last year. Case in point: the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s decision to […]
Read more »Scramble for Critical Minerals Spurs an African Rail Revival
August 27th, 2024
Courtesy of Bloomberg, another look at the critical mineral-enabled interest in African rail lines: Central African copperbelt forms heart of the logistics plans Years of neglect caused a $10 billion maintenance backlog Southern Africa’s railways are suddenly getting global attention and attracting billions of dollars in investment, with a race to secure copper supplies needed […]
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