With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
The Trump administration’s famous Afrophobia seems (momentarily at least) tempered by its greed for minerals. It is reportedly walking ...
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Looking Beyond “Useful Africa” at the Mining Indaba
With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
China Slowdown Hits Rio Tinto Earnings Despite Revenue Gains
Mining giant Rio Tinto's net profit fell in 2025 as costs climbed and it took a hit from a slump in the Chinese economy, company results showed Thursday. The British-Australian firm said the results "demonstrate clear progress as we embed our ...
How China Plans to Dominate Global Trade Long After Trump
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Seeking Mexico Foothold, China’s BYD and Geely Bid to Buy Car Plant
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Foreign Cars Flow to Russia Through China, Skirting Ukraine War Sanctions
By Alessandro Parodi, Gleb Stolyarov and Alexandr Reshetnikov Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and automakers' commitments to exit the Russian market, according to ...
WTO Head Calls for New Chinese Growth Model
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the head of the World Trade Organization, called on China to change its model of growth because of its impact on global trade surpluses. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, she said that while China wants to support the ...
China Announces Date for African Tariff-Free Market Access
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that goods from 53 African countries will have duty-free access to the Chinese market from 1 May 2026. In a message sent to the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, Xi said universal zero-tariff ...
China to Scrap Tariffs for Most of Africa From May: Xi
Beijing's scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday, according to state media. China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year ...
Brazil Cattle Processing Hitting Record as China Devours More Beef
Brazil's cattle slaughtering activity for the fourth quarter shows beef packers boosted processing by 13.1% from the same period in 2024, according to preliminary Brazilian census bureau data released on Thursday. The tally, if confirmed, would take Brazil's total slaughtering to ...
China, Mexico Held Talks Amid Trade Tensions Over Tariffs
China's chief trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, met Mexico's Deputy Economy Minister, Vidal Llerenas, in Beijing on Monday, in the first face-to-face talks since Mexico imposed higher tariffs on Chinese imports, drawing warnings from Beijing. The two countries conducted in-depth exchanges on ...
Saudi March Crude Oil Supply to China to Rise to Multi-Year High, Sources Say
Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports to China are set to touch a multi-year high in March after the kingdom cut its official selling prices to Asia for a fourth month and attracted more demand, several trade sources said. State oil company ...