{"id":116263,"date":"2026-03-04T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/116263\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:55:07","slug":"zimbabwe-says-fast-tracked-ban-over-lithium-export-rush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/116263\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tZimbabwe Says Fast-Tracked Ban Over Lithium Export Rush &#8211; The China-Global South Project<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MSwwLDYw\" href=\"http:\/\/chinaafricaproject.com\/subscribe-2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" width=\"2084\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Main_AD_Save-Time2-_1_.webp.webp\" alt=\"ad Banner\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Zhejiang-Huayou.jpg\" class=\"attachment-cap-single-thumbnail size-cap-single-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"   fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>File image of Zhejiang Huayou subsidiary Prospect Lithium in Zimbabwe that will soon leverage 70mw of solar power for early stage lithium processing. 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