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US Beef Diplomacyin Action Tanzania decided not to play a chicken game and moved to calm the Americans 🌐 On Monday, Tanzania’s president Samia Suluhu met with the US ambassador and assured him of full commitment to cooperation with American investors. Last week, the US had threatened to “review” its relations with Tanzania because of "obstacles to US investments". 📄 According to the press release, the Tanzanian leader promised the ambassador to speed up procedural approvals and negotiations on three ongoing projects involving U.S. participation in gas, nickel and graphite. ▶️The three projects in question: 🔸Tanzania LNG ($42 billion) – an onshore project involving ExxonMobil to process gas from deepwater blocks operated by Shell, Equinor, and ExxonMobil. It is still at the planning stage. 🔸Tembo Nickel ($942 million) – a mining project at one of the world’s largest sulphide nickel deposits with the participation of the US company Lifezone Metals. 🔴 In 2024, theUS Development Finance Corporation expressed its interest in the project. 🔴 It is also part of the Minerals Security Partnership, Washington’s initiative to support non-Chinese critical mineral supply chains. 🔴 The project is expected to begin implementation. 🔸Mahenge Graphite ($300 million) – a project to develop one of the world’s largest deposits of large-flake natural graphite, also part of the Minerals Security Partnership. The project is construction-ready. 🇨🇳 Despite all these assurances, in practice Tanzania remains mostly within China’s orbit, with Beijing controlling the country’s logistics through the seaport in Dar es Salaam and the TAZARA railway toward Zambia. Whether the president is truly intent on facilitating the entry of American companies — or was simply trying to indulge the embassy amid ongoing post-election protests — is something only she knows. ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow