1、Global Development Policy CenterLeveraging Transition Mineral Extraction for Zimbabwes Socioeconomic Development The Case of LithiumTSITSI MUSASIKE,1 JULIE RADOMSKI,2 TINOTENDA CHIDHAWU,3 HUDSON MTEGHA,4 AND EARNEST RUNGANO CHINYANGA5MARCH 2026Cover:Sandawana,Zimbabwe.Photo by Dr.Tinotenda Chidhawu
2、and Earnest Chinyanga.“Transparent,equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development.”-Africa Mining VisionSUGGESTED CITATIONMusasike,T.,Radomski,J.,Chidhawu,T.,Mtegha,H.,and Chinyanga,E.R.2026.Leveraging Transition Mine
3、ral Extraction for Zimbabwes Socioeconomic Development:The Case of Lithium.Boston,MA:Boston University Global Development Policy Center.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis report has benefited from input from the institutions that participated in in-depth interviews with the research team,including the Ministry of
4、 Environment,Climate and Wildlife;the Ministry of Industry and Commerce;the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development;the Environmental Management Agency;the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority;PowerShift Africa;Action Aid Zimbabwe;Huayou Cobalt;Kuvimba Mining House;and independent cons
5、ultants,among other individuals.We are also grateful to survey respondents in the communities of Goromonzi,Bikita,Buhera,Kamativi,Filabusi,and Mberengwa.We thank the report reviewers Dr.Rebecca Ray,Professor Lyman Mlambo,and Dr.Wei Shen for their feedback.This report was made possible in part with s
6、upport from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.1 Boston University Global Development Policy Center,Boston,MA 02215,USA.*Correspondence to:tsitsibu.edu.2 Boston University Global Development Policy Center.3 University of Pretoria&Zimbabwe Foreign Service Institute.4 School of Mining Engineering,Uni