An industrial smokestack emits haze beside stacks of mineral ore under cloudy skies in Africa.
Publié dansMinéraux critiques Non classé

Propre ou compromis ? Le dilemme du raffinage des minéraux critiques d'Afrique

L'Afrique abrite plus de 301 millions de tonnes de minéraux critiques mondiaux : cobalt, lithium, manganèse, graphite, tous essentiels à la transition énergétique mondiale. Mais alors que les économies les plus riches du monde…
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A high-resolution digital image of a South African open-pit mine, showing layers of excavation and industrial equipment, representing the country’s Critical Minerals Strategy.
Publié dansMinéraux critiques

Des accords bruts au pouvoir réel : la stratégie sud-africaine en matière de minéraux critiques peut-elle être efficace ?

South Africa has just made a bold move. Its newly unveiled Critical Minerals Strategy signals a shift from being a raw material supplier to a regional powerhouse in mineral beneficiation…
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A middle-aged African miner stands in a muddy open-pit mine, highlighting the environmental and social costs of mining for critical minerals.
Publié dansImpact communautaire

Beneath the Surface: How Zambia’s Mining Disaster Exposes the Human Cost of the Energy Transition

On a quiet morning last month, disaster struck in Zambia’s Copperbelt. A tailings dam at a Chinese-owned copper mine burst, releasing toxic sludge into the Kafue River. Communities downstream woke…
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Green Goals, Grey Areas: The Politics of China-Africa Energy Relations
Publié dansTransition énergétique

Objectifs verts, zones grises : la politique des relations énergétiques sino-africaines

A few years ago, during a civil society exchange in Nairobi, a Kenyan energy advocate told me something that has stayed with me: “We’ve got panels. We’ve got Chinese engineers.…
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An African miner working in a dusty open-pit mine, extracting lithium ore destined for global energy markets, highlighting the lack of local mineral processing.
Publié dansMinéraux critiques

Nous creusons, ils gagnent : comment les exportations de minéraux bruts et le chaos monétaire de l'Afrique compromettent une transition juste

Every day, truckloads of lithium, cobalt, and manganese leave African soil headed for China, Europe, and North America. These are the building blocks of the energy transition—used in solar panels,…
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African miner working at a dusty site extracting critical minerals like cobalt and manganese.
Publié dansMinéraux critiques

L'Afrique ne peut pas se permettre un autre accord brut : pourquoi la valeur ajoutée doit alimenter la transition verte

The African Development Bank (AfDB) recently sent a clear message: Africa must stop exporting raw critical minerals and start building local value chains. As someone deeply involved in the continent’s…
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