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  "id": 15703629,
  "title": "African leaders call for greater local processing of minerals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/african-leaders-call-for-greater-local-processing-of-minerals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T04:29:31.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/african-leaders-call-for-greater-local-processing-of-minerals/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "African leaders on Monday called for stronger cooperation among countries on mineral policies and increased local processing of mineral resources to create jobs, develop industries and ensure the continent retains more value from its natural wealth.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "African leaders call for greater local processing of minerals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/african-leaders-call-for-greater-local-processing-of-minerals",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:18:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "The new scramble for Africa (1): The minerals are African; the power is somewhere else",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-new-scramble-for-africa-1-the-minerals-are-african-the-power-is",
        "published": "2026-10-20T03:37:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama urges African countries to focus on minerals processing locally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/mahama-urges-african-countries-to-focus-on-minerals-processing-locally",
        "published": "2026-10-20T04:22:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
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