Africa’s minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle

Source: New Zimbabwe · 2026-10-19T07:52:38.000Z · Business

Reuters As African nations push miners to build refineries and smelters at home, government and industry officials say a major obstacle risks crimping investment: a shortage of cheap, reliable electricity. From Guinea’s bauxite to Zimbabwe’s lithium, ​governments are using export curbs, tax incentives and access to deposits to encourage local processing and capture more value […] The post Africa’s minerals value-add drive interests investors but faces energy hurdle appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com .

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