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US Lawmaker Proposes Minerals-for-Technology Deal with African Gold Producer
Original: US lawmaker targets Africa’s 5th-largest gold producer with proposed minerals-for-technology deal
A US lawmaker has put forward a proposed deal with Africa's fifth-largest gold producer that would exchange access to the country's mineral wealth for technology. Details of the proposal, including which minerals and technologies would be involved and how the arrangement would work, have not been made clear. The plan is drawing attention because of growing Western interest in securing critical minerals from Africa amid competition with China.
Why now: Growing geopolitical competition over Africa's critical minerals and gold reserves has put proposed resource-for-technology deals in the spotlight.
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- US lawmaker targets Africa’s 5th-largest gold producer with proposed minerals-for-technology deal · Business Insider Africa
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