East Timor Favors Australia Over Chinese Firms On Major Gas Project
February 9th, 2025
Via Reuters, a report on East Timor’s preference to work with Australian vs. Chinese hydrocarbon firms on a major gas project: Stalled Greater Sunrise key for boosting East Timor revenue Woodside says talks on processing options ongoing, no final decision made East Timor president expects nation to join ASEAN this year Country has issued gold […]
Read more »DRC-Rwanda: Rubaya Coltan Mine at the Heart of M23 Financing
February 7th, 2025
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at how a coltan mine is integral to M23 funding: In April 2024, Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious mineral are mined every […]
Read more »Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
February 7th, 2025
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how the Panama Canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security. President Trump’s claim that China controls the Panama Canal has placed a Hong Kong tycoon and his conglomerate at […]
Read more »The Brains Behind Mali’s Mining Shakeup
February 7th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on who is behind Mali’s mining shakeup: A former employee of Randgold and co-founder of the consultancy Iventus Mining, Mamou Touré plays a key role in renegotiating Mali’s mining contracts. This go-between is at the centre of a stand-off pitting his country against multinationals – Barrick Gold chief among them. […]
Read more »Trump Urges Trading Ukraine’s Rare Earth Minerals for More U.S. Aid
February 5th, 2025
Via The New York Times, commentary that Ukraine has already emphasized that by supporting its war effort, the U.S. could get access to the country’s wealth of critical minerals like lithium and uranium: President Trump said Monday he wants to strike a deal with Ukraine whereby Kyiv would supply the United States with rare earth […]
Read more »Made In Morocco: How China’s EV Battery Makers Are Powering Past Western Tariffs
February 5th, 2025
Via South China Morning Post, a report on how a Chinese-African joint venture is latest company to find way past Western trade barriers while leveraging region’s abundant battery materials: An electric vehicle (EV) battery parts maker has become the latest Chinese company to begin production in Morocco to target lucrative European and North American markets, […]
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