Zimbabwe has the largest lithium deposits in all of Africa. It is expected to meet 20% of the world's total lithium demand, which has skyrocketed in recent years.
Activists worry that only a few will benefit from the market's expansion. Land grabbing and mining-induced displacement are widespread in Zimbabwe.. Government accused of forcibly removing thousands of people from their land to facilitate extractive exploitations. Critics accuse the government of selling off the country's valuable natural resources to foreign interests.