Saudi Arabia intends to invest $15 billion in mineral resource stakes throughout Africa, in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Namibia, and Guinea. As Saudi continues its efforts to diversify away from oil and natural gas, the United States increasingly looks like it will be assisting – with its own agenda in mind of balancing China’s growing influence in the region while securing resources for its decarbonization efforts. US companies will also have the right to purchase the rights to some production from these mining assets as part of this $15 billion agreement which is under consideration by the two governments. Africa contains some 30% of the world’s land-based mineral resources and is set to become even…