UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday named six
countries—Indonesia, Zambia, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Nigeria—for a UN
program to help them capture more value from critical minerals central to the
global energy transition. UN agencies will coordinate support to develop
processing and downstream industries. Resource notes: Indonesia — world’s
largest nickel producer; Zambia — Africa’s No.2 copper producer; Guinea —
largest bauxite producer with undeveloped critical-mineral deposits; Zimbabwe —
major African supplier of battery-grade lithium; Madagascar — cobalt, graphite
and nickel reserves; Nigeria — largely undeveloped mineral sector.