Key Critical Minerals You Need to Know

Moneyweb
23 Jan 2026

Head of the Climate and Natural Resources Programme at SAIIA, Alex Benkenstein, tells Moneyweb’s The Business of Africa podcast that global competition for critical minerals is intensifying and explains how Africa is emerging as a pivotal hub with growing production capacity.

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