Geopolitics
The Second Scramble: How Critical Minerals are Reigniting Colonial Patterns in Africa
Africa's immense reserves of critical minerals, holding about 30% of the world's supply, are triggering a new wave of strategic investments and export controls from global powers, reminiscent of historical colonial exploitation. This cynical 'Second Scramble' threatens to strip away the continent's agency, turning its natural wealth into a battlefield for external powers while its own people struggle to claim their rightful destiny.
