Namibia: Bankable Value Addition is Africa’s Next Test – Opinion

Southern Africa is entering a new minerals cycle. This one is different from earlier booms.

It is driven not only by construction in China or commodity traders in London, but by the energy transition, digital infrastructure, defence supply chains and a global search for secure sources of critical minerals.

That gives Namibia and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) a rare opportunity.

For too long, African economies have carried the costs of extraction while others…