Kenya, Ghana, Namibia, and Mali now require minerals to be processed domestically before export, ending the colonial pattern that extracted resources while leaving factories elsewhere. By controlling the value chain, these governments build industrial capacity and keep profits at home rather than shipping raw ore abroad.
(c) Глеб Коровко

Naciones africanas rompen con el modelo colonial de exportación

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Kenia, Ghana, Namibia y Mali ahora exigen que los minerales se procesen en el país antes de exportarse, terminando con el patrón colonial de extracción. Al controlar toda la cadena de valor, estos gobiernos construyen capacidad industrial y mantienen ganancias en casa en lugar de enviar mineral sin procesar.

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