The new partnerships with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia will support the development of sustainable and resilient value chains of critical raw materials, while creating quality local jobs. Five areas of cooperation on critical raw materialsThe Global Gateway strategy will play a central role in supporting the actions under the partnership on critical and strategic raw materials value chains with the DRC and the sustainable raw materials partnership with Zambia. The EU needs to secure a sustainable supply of raw materials, especially critical raw materials, as an essential prerequisite for delivering on green and clean energy objectives. Our cooperation offers mutually beneficial industrial opportunities to develop raw materials value chains and generate local added value. Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International PartnershipsPress contacts:Julius OderaAfrican Media Agencyjulius@africanmediaagency.comPhone Contact: +254729699565 / +256743521466The post Global Gateway: EU signs strategic partnerships on critical raw materials value chains with DRC and Zambia and advances cooperation with US and other key partners to develop the ‘Lobito Corridor’ appeared first on African Media Agency.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 26, 2023 20:49 UTC