China is redirecting its Africa focused investments under the Belt and Road Initiative toward local mineral processing, aligning with African governments’ calls for in continent mineral processing. Faced with global competition for critical minerals vital to green technology, Chinese investors are increasingly supporting value-added activities on-site. This strategic evolution reflects China’s new “high-quality” development model and reinforces Africa’s push for industrialization and resource sovereignty, offering greater negotiating power to African nations in managing their natural wealth.
