West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel - How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral

West Africa: Lithium in the Sahel - How Armed Groups Are Exploiting the Global Scramble for the Critical Mineral

Analysis - Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Armed groups in the Sahel are finding new ways to profit from the rapidly expanding lithium trade.

How Armed Groups Profit From Lithium in the Sahel – Axadle

As electric-vehicle manufacturing and renewable-energy storage accelerate, demand for lithium is set to climb sharply. That rising appetite is placing the Sahel at the center of the global race for critical minerals, writes Bradley A. Mortin, a researcher at King’s College London. The region’s expanding lithium trade is also creating new revenue opportunities for armed […]