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OPINION | Africa’s critical minerals: Powering industrialisation
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. SABC News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “OPINION | Africa’s critical minerals: Powering industrialisation”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
By Thuto Masasa As the global scramble for critical minerals intensifies, conversations about mineral sovereignty are moving to centre stage. Across Africa, governments are increasingly insisting on a greater say over strategic minerals, including through proposals to give the state a right of pre-emption before these resources are sold.
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OPINION | Africa’s critical minerals: Powering industrialisation
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