How DRC President Leveraged Geopolitics to Secure Political Survival
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits at the centre of global great power competition. ...
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LONG READ | Zimbabwe Is Open for Business. But at What Price?
On a Tuesday morning in January 2026, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube published a single ...
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Zimbabwe Signals Review of Lithium Export Quotas as Processing Capacity Expands
Zimbabwe is expected to review lithium export quotas in 2027 as major producers move towards establishing ...
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Zimbabwe Reduces Mining Fees to Boost Local Beneficiation
The Government of Zimbabwe has approved a broad review of mining licences, permits and regulatory levies ...
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Zimbabwe’s Vice-President pitches investment re-rating to global markets
Zimbabwe’s Vice-President, Constantino Chiwenga, has set out a more market-attuned case for the country’s economic trajectory, ...
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Zimbabwe moves to localise mineral certification in shift towards value addition
Zimbabwe has approved a minerals value chain framework aimed at reducing reliance on foreign laboratories for ...
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Zimbabwe Grants Lithium Export Quota to Chinese Firm
Zimbabwe’s evolving lithium policy reflects a broader continental effort to retain value within Africa’s mineral economies, ...
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Zimbabwe Sets Conditions to Ease Lithium Export Ban
Zimbabwe has outlined a set of conditions under which it may relax restrictions on lithium concentrate ...
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US weighs HIV aid reductions in Zambia amid mineral access negotiations
The United States is considering changes to its long standing HIV and public health support to ...
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Zimbabwe Signals Shift from Raw Mineral Exports to Local Processing, Says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will intensify efforts to process its minerals locally rather than ...
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