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African coups will ramp up scramble for minerals

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Gabon’s government was overthrown by a military revolt, following similar unrest in Niger. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how instability in producers of key resources like manganese and uranium will lead global powers to hunt for more stable sources. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Thank you. participants, not of Rojewish news. Look, the whole area, starting with Central African Republic, then Mali, then Burkina Faso,

0:52.9

now an easier, maybe Gabon.

0:55.0

It's in a very difficult situation.

0:58.0

And certainly the ministers, today, defense ministers

1:01.0

and tomorrow for Ranga first ministers,

1:03.0

have to have a deep thought on what is going on there

1:08.0

and how we can improve our policy in respect to these countries.

1:12.9

This is a big issue for Europe.

1:15.0

That was the raucous sound of a coup unfolding in Gabon this week.

1:20.0

And that was followed by the European Union's foreign policy chief,

1:23.9

Yosep Barrel, talking about a growing trend of coups in African countries. Just what this

1:28.9

unstable situation means for these mineral-rich countries and the wider world is the focus of

1:34.5

this week's newsroom. Welcome back to the Newsroom, a podcast from Reuters' Breaking News,

1:40.4

where a columnist from around the world talk about the big stories of the week. I'm your host,

1:44.6

Amy Donnellin, coming to you from London. First, it was Niger and now it's Gabon. These countries

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