Zambia bets on copper to recover from bankruptcy

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema pledges to triple copper production by 2030.

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This strategy aims to replenish state coffers, which declared bankruptcy in 2021.

However, intensive mining in the Copperbelt worsens pollution and social tensions.

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