{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"afritopic","provider_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com","author_name":"lov","author_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/author\/prof\/","title":"Strategic Minerals & The Global Energy Transition - afritopic","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vjyeO5xfOt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/strategic-minerals-the-global-energy-transition\/\">Strategic Minerals &#038; The Global Energy Transition<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/strategic-minerals-the-global-energy-transition\/embed\/#?secret=vjyeO5xfOt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Strategic Minerals &#038; The Global Energy Transition&#8221; &#8212; afritopic\" data-secret=\"vjyeO5xfOt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/afritopic.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/afritopic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/africaminerals.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"Introduction: The New Scramble The global pivot to a low-carbon economy has ignited a 21st-century geopolitical and economic contest centered on\u00a0strategic minerals\u2014the cobalt, lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements essential for batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, and solar panels. Africa, endowed with a disproportionate share of these resources, finds itself at the [&hellip;]"}