Libyan writer arrested over Lockerbie bombing documents
Libyan writer and politician Samir Shegwara has been arrested on national security charges after publishing documents that allegedly link Libya’
Head of the African Development Bank called for an end to loans in exchange for oil or critical minerals used in smartphones and electric car batteries as collateral.
Akinwumi Adesina said such loans lead to undervaluing natural resources of African countries and further erode financial stability prospects.
The transition towards renewable energy and electric vehicles has triggered a surge in the need for essential minerals, which in turn is fueling the increase in such loans.
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