Tanzania woos Dutch investors for critical minerals value addition

The Tanzanian government has invited Dutch investors to participate in the country's critical minerals sector, focusing specifically on value addition such as graphite and lithium processing. The outreach took place in The Hague, where officials emphasized Tanzania's strategic shift away from the export of raw, unprocessed minerals toward domestic processing and manufacturing.

This economic initiative reflects Tanzania's broader ambition to capture greater value from its natural resources by developing local industrial capacity. By targeting foreign investment from the Netherlands, the government aims to integrate further into global supply chains for critical minerals essential to modern technology and the green transition.