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Critical minerals: EU deepens ties with Windhoek and woos Kinshasa

The European Commission and Namibia have approved a raft of joint projects, 10 months after signing a framework cooperation agreement in mining and industry. In addition, the EU is also in talks with further countries. [...]

Published on 31.08.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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