Africa is becoming increasingly important to the global transition towards cleaner energy, with countries across the continent holding minerals needed for batteries, electric vehicles, renewable-energy systems and other technologies. But for Tanzania, the emerging green-minerals economy raises a critical question: Will the

As competition for Africa’s minerals intensifies, Tanzania faces another major challenge: how to negotiate mining agreements that protect national interests over decades, rather than focusing only on immediate investment and export revenues. The question is particularly important because mining contracts can determine

Tanzania’s growing graphite and critical-minerals sector is placing the country closer to the global battery supply chain, but an important question remains: How much of the battery industry’s value will actually remain in Tanzania? The country is already attracting investment aimed at