IPU Arusha 2026: The Critical-Minerals Debate Meets South America’s Copper and Lithium Push

Analysis: Critical Minerals — Africa & Latin America Key Facts The meeting. The 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly runs 5 to 9 October 2026 at the Arusha International Conference Centre in Tanzania, with critical minerals and parliamentary oversight of extractive industries on the agenda. Chile–Argentina. Operating protocols for three cross-border Andes mining ventures were signed on […]…

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