The race for critical minerals in Africa: A blessing or another resource curse?

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HMN 2025: How China and the US are in a race for critical minerals. African countries need to make the rules

Health Medicine Network, 14 Oct 2025

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for…

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