China and Mozambique to map critical minerals in insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado

China and Mozambique to map critical minerals in insurgency-hit Cabo DelgadoThe two countries are set to survey rare earth elements while strengthening security ties in Mozambique’s conflict-ridden north3-MIN READ3-MIN1ListenPublished: 12:00pm, 25 Apr 2026Updated: 12:41pm, 25 Apr 2026Mozambique and China have agreed to map the vast, untapped deposits of critical minerals buried beneath the African nation’s resource-rich northern provinces, as Maputo seeks Chinese capital and security expertise to unlock one of the continent’s most coveted – and conflict-ridden – resource frontiers.The announcement was made in a joint statement issued after talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Mozambican counterpart Daniel Chapo in Beijing on Tuesday.The geological survey will target high-value deposits of graphite, lithium and rare earth elements essential for the global green energy transition.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x