This article examines Investment in Critical Minerals: Cobalt, Lithium, and the New Resource Competition in Africa: Accountability, Transparency, and Reform with a focused emphasis on Tunisia within the field of African Studies. It is structured as a action research study that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.