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flag Russia and China boost African mining investments, promoting sovereignty, fair partnerships, and local development through education and tech transfer.

flag Africa's mining sector is seeing increased investment from Russia and China, with a major dialogue in St. Petersburg drawing over 500 participants from 40 African nations. flag The event emphasized strengthening African sovereignty over natural resources, addressing past exploitation by Western interests, and promoting local industrial development through technology transfer, education, and fair partnerships. flag Initiatives include a UNESCO-backed mining education center and mutual recognition of academic credentials with 31 African countries. flag A joint declaration outlined principles for cooperation based on mutual benefit, revenue sharing, and building domestic production chains to shift Africa from raw material exports to sustainable growth.

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