Zimbabwe opens first lithium processing plant becoming Africa's top producer
27 Jul 2026, 15:03 GMT
By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
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Zimbabwe's first plant to process clean-energy metal lithium -- of which it is Africa's top producer -- is up and running, a milestone in its expanding drive to stop the wholesale export of its raw mineral wealth.