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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
26 February 2026
1.    Zimbabwe- Harare
Zimbabwe bans all raw mineral exports with immediate effect
Zimbabwe has imposed an immediate freeze on exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrate, the mines ministry announced yesterday, tightening state control over resources critical to global clean-energy and defence industries.
"Government expects cooperation of the mining industry on this measure, which has been taken in the national interest," Mines Minister Polite Kambamura said in a statement.
The ban covers all raw minerals already in transit and remains in place…
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