Institute of Current World Affairs on Mythryl: “The West’s quest for rare earth minerals is driving big investments…”

The West’s quest for rare earth minerals is driving big investments in modernizing an export route across Africa. Former ICWA fellow Casey Kelso asks whether locals will also benefit from the Lobito Rail Project or face a new form of natural resources colonialism: compass.icwa.org/p/can-an-afr...

compass.icwa.orgCan an African critical minerals megaproject benefit Africans?A major transport route is a test case for sustainable development vs. neocolonial plundering.

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