Expert-Speak:Riches Or Curses: Africa’s Critical Minerals Dilemma – by Letlhokwa George Mpedi (Forbes Africa – May 21, 2025)

Expert-Speak:Riches Or Curses: Africa’s Critical Minerals Dilemma – by Letlhokwa George Mpedi (Forbes Africa – May 21, 2025)

https://www.forbesafrica.com/ Letlhokwa George Mpedi serves as Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. In 2024, a group of Australian researchers (Boafo et al.) asked a pertinent question: “The race for critical minerals in Africa: A blessing or another resource curse?” The continent is abundant with natural resources, but this has often ...