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Not Big Enough to Mention: Malawi Sidelined in Malawi-US Resource Deal 🌐 Australian company Sovereign Metals, which works at Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite mine, and US trading firm Traxys have signed a memorandum of understanding, naming the American firm as the future trader of Malawian graphite. 🇺🇸 Traxys is one of the three trading houses designated to procure minerals for the US Project Vault supply‑chain initiative, which means that Malawian graphite will be shipped to the US as soon as the Australian begin production. However, the deal avoids mentioning one small, but quite significant detail — the role of Malawi's government, which was not present at the signing ceremony. ❗️ This is a meaningful detail, since in most cases such agreements, bound to have geopolitical implications, are usually preceded by intergovernmental handshakes — only afterwards comes B2B. Although the Kasiya mine is the largest rutile (a form of titanium) deposit on Earth, the US apparently sees Malawi itself as too small to consult with. Probably Trump has never even heard of it. ✈️Stay informed - @devilsbelow