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Ghana Looks to Shift Artisanal Gold Refining Amid Dubai Flight Disruptions, Say Sources
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (170+ words) Ghana Looks to Shift Artisanal Gold Refining Amid Dubai Flight Disruptions, Say Sources'The China-Global South Project Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Polina Devitt Ghana's state-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight disruptions to…...
Australia, Canada Sign New Deals on Critical Minerals
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (160+ words) Australia, Canada Sign New Deals on Critical Minerals'The China-Global South Project By Alasdair Pal and Melanie Burton Australia and Canada said on Thursday they had signed new agreements on critical minerals as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a landmark…...
Indonesia Seeks to Diversify Partners for Its New Rare Earth Industry but Moving Away From China Will Be Difficult
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (805+ words) Indonesia sits on a geological treasure trove of rare earth minerals, and the government is eager to tap into the wealth they could bring. While it knows how to find, mine, and sell the highly sought-after critical materials, it confronts…...
Zimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (180+ words) Zimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush'The China-Global South Project Zimbabwe fast-tracked the entry of a ban on raw lithium exports last week after mining companies engaged in an "unacceptable scramble" to export ahead of the planned entry into…...
Congo’s Cobalt Curbs Expose China’s Critical Metals Weak Spot
1+ week, 3+ day ago (29+ words) Congo's Cobalt Curbs Expose China's Critical Metals Weak Spot'The China-Global South Project China'sdominanceof critical mineral supply chains is not as absolute as it may appear....
Djibouti Signs Minerals Deal with Chinese Company
1+ week, 5+ day ago (182+ words) The small East African country of Djibouti signed a $50 million deal with the Singapore-based Chinese company Tze Kuen'for mineral exploration and extraction over the five-year period from 2026 to 2030. https://twitter.com/PatrickHeinisc1/status/2025700015574777965 Under the deal, signed by Djibouti's Energy Minister Yonis Ali Guedi…...
Looking Beyond “Useful Africa” at the Mining Indaba
3+ week, 1+ day ago (214+ words) Trade: Seeing Beyond How Africa Is Seen'The China-Global South Project With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week's Mining Indaba in Cape Town " one of…...
Can Africa Win as the West and China Scramble for Minerals?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (762+ words) Two multi-billion-dollar rail projects in Africa. One headed west, the other east. One backed by Western countries, the other by China. Both are aiming to ship vast quantities of critical minerals. Welcome to the new scramble for Africa. The Lobito…...
Congo Says It Would Seek Other Partners if U.S. Minerals Framework Fails
3+ week, 2+ day ago (95+ words) The Democratic Republic of'Congo'will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with the U.S. does not lead to concrete projects, the country's mines minister said. The Democratic Republic of'Congo'will look for other partners if its minerals cooperation framework with…...
The China Factor Missing From the Headlines at This Year’s African Mining Indaba
3+ week, 3+ day ago (241+ words) Eric Olander is the co-founder of the China Global South Project, an independent, non-partisan media initiative dedicated to exploring every facet of China's engagement in Africa. Eric is a fluent Mandarin-speaker and a longtime China-watcher with more than 25 years of…...