{
  "id": 14949593,
  "title": "Africa’s Critical Minerals 2026: Who Holds What and Why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/africas-critical-minerals-2026-who-holds-what-and-why",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T11:43:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/africa-critical-minerals-who-holds-what-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Africa critical minerals reserves in 2026: Congo mines 73% of the world's cobalt, South Africa leads platinum, and export bans reshape supply. The post Africa’s Critical Minerals 2026: Who Holds What and Why appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}