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Sahel lithium boom risks opening new revenue streams for African jihadist groups

bne IntelliNews · 1h ago · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Sahel lithium boom risks opening new revenue streams for African jihadist groups

King’s College London researcher warns rapid lithium expansion in Mali, Nigeria and the wider Sahel risks creating new revenue streams for jihadist and criminal groups through informal mining, extortion and smuggling.

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