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An African country that banned exports of its most important resource now bans two more

Published

10 September 2026

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regulatory

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Industrial

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Zimbabwe

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Read at africa.businessinsider.com

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Fusion42 · 10 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Zimbabwe has banned exports of antimony and tungsten following an earlier ban on lithium concentrates to promote domestic processing and add economic value from its mineral resources.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Industrial.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Zimbabwe’s expanding export bans signal a tightening grip on its mineral resources, forcing founders in mining and downstream processing to pivot quickly to local value-addition to access the market.

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1 source · 10 Sep 2026

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