Africa’s Critical Minerals Poised to Power Global Green Energy Transition By Zipporah Musau Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/12/africas-critical-minerals-poised-to-power-global-green-energy-transition/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Rising_Arms_Revenues_and_Death_Tolls_Underscore_Ongoing_Military_Conflicts_Civil_Wars_Vulnerable_Pop UNITED NATIONS, Dec 1 2025 (IPS) - Although Africa holds more than 30 per cent of the world’s critical green minerals—including cobalt, lithium, manganese, and rare earth elements vital for building batteries, wind turbines and solar panels— this has not translated into prosperity for the continent. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.