{"id":300096,"date":"2025-11-28T18:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-new-battleground-for-critical-minerals-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T18:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:05:28","slug":"inside-the-new-battleground-for-critical-minerals-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-new-battleground-for-critical-minerals-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the new battleground for critical minerals\u00a0| DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5GF4szSHPkQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the new battleground for critical minerals\u00a0| DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5GF4szSHPkQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Africa, home to huge reserves of the raw materials used to make\u00a0 everything from smartphones and electric cars to wind turbines, is at the forefront of the global race for critical minerals.\u00a0 As foreign investors come knocking on the door, the question is &#8211; who makes the best business partner? 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