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Report: Japan and UK to invest jointly in critical minerals in Africa

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Under the framework, Japan and the UK would search for mining sites and set up refining facilities in such mineral-rich areas as Africa to diversify their supply sources, according to the report. The UK agreed with Zambia (known for its production of copper and nickel) in August to aim for a total of £3 billion pounds ($3.77

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We Need More Vehicles Like The Ford F150 Lightning: An African Perspective

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I spend most of my time in East and Southern Africa. In Southern Africa, people in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe experience regular and in some instances prolonged outages as the power companies in the respective countries fail to […].

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Elon Musk provides critical context on hotly-debated “emerald mine” story

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As per the Community Note, which has since disappeared from the post, the post was reportedly “misleading” because Musk “was born into an extremely wealthy family in South Africa.” ” In posts on Twitter in December 2019, however, Musk noted that his father “didn’t own an emerald mine.”

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New Award Recognizes IEEE Society’s Work in DEI

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Since the initiative was launched, the society established its first African chapter, in South Africa , followed by one in Angola. The society also has increased membership in Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. A chapter in Ghana is in the process of forming.

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Not The End Of The World — Africa Moving Towards Decarbonisation

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Dr Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data asserts that the rapidity of change will enable us to avoid the worst of the climate catastrophe that is currently building. In a recent Fully Charged podcast, she reiterated what others have said: eating a plant-based diet, using renewable energy, having no car (or, if necessary, an electric […]

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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With a functioning AfCFTA, the DRC can receive other upstream mineral inputs needed for lithium-ion batteries—such as manganese from, say, South Africa and Madagascar, copper from Zambia, graphite from Mozambique and Tanzania, phosphate from Morocco, and lithium from Zimbabwe, to name but a few.

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Micro-components in EVs: small dimensions and tight tolerances (Whitepaper) – Charged EVs

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