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Saudi Arabia’s African Safari: How Riyadh Is Quietly Building a Critical Minerals Empire Across the Continent

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, historically associated with oil fields stretching to the horizon, is running an acquisition campaign in Africa that would be the envy of any global mining major. At stake are not gold deposits or copper veins alone, but the precise minerals — cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese, rare earth elements — that […]

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Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Push Into Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector

Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Push Into Africa’s Critical Minerals Sector At January’s Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman delivered a statement that crystallised the kingdom’s strategic rethink: “Oil is no longer the energy security challenge — it’s going to be gas, electricity and predominantly minerals.” It was a revealing

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