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China expands overseas mining stakes, tightening grip on critical minerals
Beijing is building a system of agencies and state-backed vehicles to own more of the metals it depends on, while keeping its edge in processing skills.
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Beijing is building a system of agencies and state-backed vehicles to own more of the metals it depends on, while keeping its edge in processing skills.
Ethiopia is looking to position itself as an African leader in clean energy, as it prepares to host next year’s COP32 climate summit. Alongside the GERD, the country is building another massive hydropower project on the Omo River in the southwest, as it expands electricity production and exports power to neighbouring countries. This report from our correspondent Tom Canetti.