Oil may be the lifeblood of many Middle Eastern economies, but some of the region’s biggest players are now setting their sights on another booming energy sector: critical minerals. ...

The country is working to increase value along the battery supply chain....

Mining Journal study of critical minerals lists finds unanimous agreement on only seven...

A Trump victory could imperil U.S. policies to reduce warming pollution. Other countries face similar risks.If 2023 was the year climate change broke records around the world, 2024 is when warming could go to the polls....

Renewables alone won’t solve our power crisis, says top US economist...

US President Joe Biden hosted his Angolan counterpart, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, at the White House on Thursday as the African oil producer takes on a key role in Washington’s clean energy plans....

A new front has opened in the intensifying U.S.-China tech war: This time, it’s over the metals needed to power electric vehicles and make the computer chips and electronics that fuel the U.S. economy....

The diplomatic outreach is a bid to chip away at China’s dominance in critical minerals and position the United States as a destination for the materials its companies will need....

Faced with limits and opportunities of a rising power, China seeks to reshape institutions like the Brics group — which currently comprises of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. But economic headwinds are getting in the way, not only because they distract the leadership, but also because they reduce China’s attractiveness. This gives the US an opportunity to promote its offerings to the Global South....

How the extended Bongo family ousted a president but maintained its control of the country....

Grupo que quer brigar com o G7 tem 42% do petróleo e parcela importante de outros recursos naturais....

My work on the African Growth and Opportunites Act (AGOA) was recently cited in the report by the US International Trade Commission, entitled "African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Program Usage, Trends, and Sectoral Highlights." This report was completed in response to a request the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (Committee). ...