# Critical Minerals & Energy Transition

- Canonical URL: https://afrostrategy.org/dossier/critical-minerals-energy-transition/
- Author: AfroStrategy
- Published: 2026-09-04
- Subjects: Economy & Development, Energy, Climate & Resources, Trade & Regional Integration, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia, Middle Africa, Southern Africa

> Africa’s mineral resources, industrial policy and strategic position in the global energy transition.

## Content

Demand for critical minerals is placing African producers at the center of global industrial and geopolitical competition. This dossier examines value addition, mining governance, supply chains, investment and energy-transition strategy.