How Kenya’s sacred Mrima Hill became new front in US-China minerals rivalry

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How Kenya’s sacred Mrima Hill became new front in US-China minerals rivalry

27 Sept 2026, 04:00 UTC · 1 source

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🚨 MRIMA HILL BECOMES A MINERAL FLASHPOINT US-led and Chinese bidders are competing for rights to develop Mrima Hill. The site is rich in rare earths and niobium. Mrima Hill is a sacred site about 65km southwest of Mombasa on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast. Source: South China Morning Post #Kenya #MrimaHill

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South China Morning Post
How Kenya’s sacred Mrima Hill became new front in US-China minerals rivalry