Inner circles | Africa
Donald Trump puts together a critical minerals 'task force'

President Donald Trump and Massad Boulos, his main Africa adviser, in the midst of negotiations with DRC on battery minerals at the White House on 9 July 2025.
President Donald Trump and Massad Boulos, his main Africa adviser, in the midst of negotiations with DRC on battery minerals at the White House on 9 July 2025. © Daniel Torok/White House/ZUMA Press Wire/MaxPPP
With the United States lagging behind China in the race for Africa's strategic minerals, the US president is in dealings with a plethora of stakeholders, whose actions he is trying to align. It's an ecosystem where diplomats, financiers and military officials rub shoulders. [...]
Reading time 9 minutes Pierre-Elie de Rohan Chabot, Christophe Le Bec
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