Important victory as reported by Warren Strobel via The Wall Street Journal. 🇭🇷🚢Need more of these. wsj.com/articles/in-cr… via The Wall Street Journal

“While 🇺🇸&🇪🇺 officials have been promoting African partnerships 🤝 and compiling lists of critical⛏️minerals, 🇨🇳 investors have not only been buying up African mines to produce these minerals but building 🏭 at home to process their output.⁦Financial Times⁩ on.ft.com/3M7FT1H

A major risk with the fighting in Sudan is it spreading through the country, says Susan Stigant U.S. Institute of Peace, but also "the risks that this could tilt into a more regional fight". Meanwhile, as always, civilians suffer in a country that should be thriving.

"At its foundation, the fighting is a struggle over power in the security sector and the exercise of power in the state." -new analysis from Susan Stigant U.S. Institute of Peace 👇 usip.org/publications/2…

.⁦The Washington Post⁩ : Wagner Group surges in Africa as U.S. influence fades; “A particularly creepy Russian organization’ washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/…

Concerns that Kenya 🇰🇪 is heading toward default are ramping up. ⁦Bloomberg⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Important perspective from Dr. Melissa Skorka: “Diplomatic and financial investments in Congo 🇨🇩 should be a humanitarian and strategic priority.” ⛏️ | ⁦Wall Street Journal Opinion⁩ wsj.com/articles/to-co…

🎧 Can the United States end China’s dominance of critical minerals markets? “The answer is: maybe.” Good listen as ⁦Morgan Bazilian⁩ discusses the issue with ⁦James M. Lindsay⁩ ⁦Council on Foreign Relations⁩’s “The President’s Inbox” 📥 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Today, alongside @ZelenskyyUA and co-investors from around the IFI community, CEO Nathan signed DFC’s commitment to Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV to fund high-growth companies in Ukraine. This $25M equity investment is another example of DFC being open for business today in 🇺🇦.

👏M-Kopa secures $250mn in one of Africa’s biggest tech fundraisings ft.com/content/de0a34…

Important engagement by Millennium Challenge Corporation in #Niger 🇳🇪

Can the World Make an Electric Car Battery Without China? ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…

👏🏻 A $42 billion investment in #Tanzania 🇹🇿

New U.S. Institute of Peace - Africa's critical minerals "will be developed. The only question is by whom, in what manner and to whose benefit?  These answers will impact peace and stability in many African countries." Read 👇

China Bans Rare Mineral Exports to the U.S. The move escalates supply chain warfare and comes a day after the Biden administration expanded curbs on the sale of advanced American technology to China. nytimes.com/2024/12/03/wor…

The world needs more energy. Across North America we have it - but others depend on imports. Our Dir of Public Policy Edward A. Burrier talks about the role of U.S. & Canadian LNG in Japan's energy security strategy with The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan（IEEJ｜エネ研） Ken Koyama Foreign Policy Solutions Summit

North American natural gas demand is surging. Electrification, coal-to-gas conversions, and the rise of AI and data centers are accelerating the need for reliable, low-emission baseload power.