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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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—James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. Africa has a wealth of critical battery raw materials and is in a position to use these to attract more value-add in downstream processing and manufacturing. The DRC produces about 70% of global cobalt but captures just 3% of the battery and electric vehicle value chain.

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Could The Transition To Electric Mobility On The African Continent Support Development Of Local Battery Manufacturing?

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The transition to electric mobility presents a major opportunity for the African continent to leapfrog into the age of electric mobility, allowing most of the continent’s population to bypass the ICE age. Africa’s low motorization rates compared to other parts of the world makes this highly probable.