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Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: Why it’s a bad idea

Fuelled by competition, exploitation and armed violence
Resources-for-infrastructure and resources-for-security deals give African nations short-term stability, funding, and international goodwill, but often come at the long-term cost of reduced sovereign control.
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