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Africa Has the Minerals. China Has the Technology. Who Sets the Terms?

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File image of electric power lines seen behind people gathered on Wonderkop in Marikana, South Africa. Photo by GULSHAN KHAN / AFP Key Takeaways Africa holds vast minerals but lacks refining; export bans like the DRC example and Zimbabwe push value capture, often relying on China. China dominates new energy technology; ultra high voltage transmission and battery manufacturing are essential to build the continent's AfSEM power grid.
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The Case for Extending the African Value Addition Argument to Agriculture

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By Cobus van Staden Verified
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Women dry cocoa beans that were harvested shortly before in the sun in the village Konan Yaokro, Ivory Coast, 1 December 2017. Most chocolate in Germany comes from Weste Africa, where more and more children work in the cocoa plantations. Photo: Jürgen Bätz/dpa (Photo by Jürgen Bätz / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) Last week I was in Beijing for a series of discussions on next year’s agenda for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit – a milestone tenth iteration of the gathering.
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Looking Beyond "Useful Africa" at the Mining Indaba

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By Cobus van Staden Verified
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South African Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 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 the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
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