The banning of lithium ore exports by the government of Zimbabwe – should local beneficiation be administratively determined and mandatory?

Zimbabwe bans export of its valuable raw mineral lithium, essential for making electric car batteries, and tells world: "You want to make electric car batteries to combat climate change, make them in Zim!"
Such policy is long overdue. pic.twitter.com/7CYY0StQIU

— James Hall (@hallaboutafrica) December 21, 2022