Six weeks after a directive from Zimbabwe’s government ground aid work in the country to a halt, charities’ efforts to resume their operations have largely been thwarted and more than a million people ...

The immediate ban covers all raw minerals already in transit and will remain in place until further notice.

Harare said the decision was in the “national interest” to promote local processing of minerals to add more value within the country.

Zimbabwe fast-tracked a ban on raw lithium exports to encourage domestic refining and keep more profits from the battery metals boom within the country. The sudden policy shift has triggered chaotic ...

The government has, with immediate effect, banned the export of lithium concentrates and all other unprocessed ores. This ...

Zimbabwe's ban on raw lithium exports is forcing Chinese miners to rethink their strategy, speeding up plans to process the metal locally instead of shipping it to China's vast rechargeable battery ...

Securing access to rare earths and other strategic minerals has become a global priority given their batteries, green energy systems, military equipment and many other goods.

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened a UN wildlife summit on Monday with a call to lift the global ivory trade ban so that the country can sell $600 million of stockpiled tusks. Mnangagwa said ...

CHINA’S lithium price surged on Thursday after Zimbabwe suspended all raw mineral exports, stoking fears of supply disruptions at a time when rising energy storage demand has already been driving a ...