Exploring Zimbabwe's decision to ban the export of raw lithium ore and its economic implications within the context of African countries struggling to harness their natural resources post-colonial rule.
Zimbabwe has not had the best past economically speaking. But what they do have is as much as 20% of the world's demand for lithium, the biggest deposits in Africa. So now that the raw lithium export ban has kicked in, and refining operations have started in Zimbabwe itself, will the country gain a massive advantage by exporting this incredibly necessary component of computers, electric cars and the internet?