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Six African countries now support precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining

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Mauritius, Mozambique, and the Republic of the Congo announced support for a precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining during the July 2026 International Seabed Authority meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, bringing the total number of African countries backing a moratorium to six, alongside Malawi, Kenya, and Madagascar.

Worth noting

A precautionary pause is a negotiating position, not yet a binding prohibition. Enforcement and long-term policy outcome remain to be determined.

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