{"id":58775,"date":"2024-04-09T21:16:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/us-must-boost-africa-ties-to-focus-on-critical-minerals-report"},"modified":"2024-04-09T21:46:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T21:46:21","slug":"us-must-boost-africa-ties-to-focus-on-critical-minerals-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/us-must-boost-africa-ties-to-focus-on-critical-minerals-report","title":{"rendered":"US must boost Africa ties to focus on critical minerals &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span><b>A report from the Washington-based United States Institute of Peace USIP says the US must refine its Africa policy with a focus on critical minerals, including boosting its diplomatic and commercial presence in African mining hubs.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The USIP group added that the changes are needed to safeguard against export controls and market manipulation by geopolitical competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as the US tries to catch up or become a competitor with China whose investment in Africa is heavily concentrated in the extractive sector.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese firms owned or had stakes in 15 of the 19 cobalt producing mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which produces more than 70% of the world\u2019s cobalt.<\/p>\n<p>It also has a big trade partner in Zambia, the world\u2019s sixth-largest copper producer and the second-largest cobalt producer in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The USIP report also recommends that the U.S. increase the physical presence of diplomatic and commercial officers in mining centers.<\/p>\n<p>The United States heavily relies on imports for many critical minerals for use in electric vehicle batteries and other applications such as cobalt, graphite and manganese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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