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Sophie Robinson
The Democratic Republic of Congo became a lithium producer for the first time in its history this year. In June 2026, the Chinese major mining group Zijin Mining began exporting lithium sulphate from the Manono deposit in the DRC’s Tanganyika Province – one of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped lithium deposits in the world. Just [...]The post The struggle for Manono: Beyond the China-West narrative in DRC’s lithium rush appeared first on Institute of Development Studies.
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