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Africa's energy transition hinges on transparency and fair trade, according to Antonio Pedro, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Speaking at a webinar in Addis Ababa on Critical Energy Transition Minerals (CETMs) and the UN Global Framework for Just Energy Transitions, Pedro emphasized the need for a competitive mineral resources development environment. He noted that Africa must capitalize on mineral prices before technological advances create substitutes. Pedro highlighted the importance of value addition and beneficiation to curb the export of unfinished mineral products. "To maximize rewards from the mineral value chain, African countries must…