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Zambia
Population: 13.2 mn.
GDP: 16.2 bn.
Debt: 1.1 bn.
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President Michael Sata will use his anti-corruption drive to silence the MMD, now in opposition. He will battle to honour his commitment to higher pay, especially in the copper mines. The MMD will replace leader and former president Rupiah Banda.

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  • Vol 49 No 14
  •  4th July 2008

The Russians are coming

Looking for big projects and with plenty of cash, three Russian companies are ready to invest in Zambia's mines

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

Sick man, sick opposition

As corruption scandals rage on, politicians contest their parties' future leaderships

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

The stand against Mugabe

Western dignitaries and intelligence operatives race in and out of Lusaka, pushing for a solution to the Zimbabwe stalemate. President Levy Mwanawasa chairs the 14-member Southern African Development Community, and on 26 April, the United States Assistant...

  • Vol 49 No 4
  •  15th February 2008

The Hillary effect

Zambia's first lady, Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa, is seen as the power behind the throne of President Levy Mwanawasa, and many believe that he wants a third term in five years' time - via his wife, whose new nickname is Hillary Clinton. Her alleged ambition ...

  • Vol 48 No 25
  •  14th December 2007

Copper-clad deals

Under opposition pressure, the government seeks better terms from the latest set of investors in its copper mines

  • Vol 48 No 10
  •  11th May 2007

Stop thief

British High Court Justice Peter Smith has found that ex-President Frederick Chiluba stole US$46 million of state funds from Zambia between 1991 and 2002 (AC Vol 46 No 20). In a 220-page judgement, made public on 4 May, Smith also ruled that two London la...

  • Vol 48 No 10
  •  11th May 2007

Vultures over Lusaka

On 24 April, the London High Court ordered the Zambian government to pay US$15.5 million to a 'vulture fund'. Debt relief campaigners say the payment will undermine efforts to reduce poverty. In 1979, Zambia raised a $15 mn. loan from Romania to pay for f...

  • Vol 48 No 7
  •  30th March 2007

Regional ructions

Dealing with King Cobra and issuing arrest warrants for Congolese Governors signal a new activist foreign policy from Lusaka

  • Vol 48 No 5
  •  2nd March 2007

The bitter side of the boom

As the price of copper edges downwards, Zambia's trades unionists and opposition politicians are pressing to secure higher mining royalties and better working conditions. Many targeted companies are Asian-owned: last month, protests forced China's Preside...

  • Vol 48 No 5
  •  2nd March 2007

Zambia's big new investments

India's Vedanta Resources has pumped nearly US$1 billion into Konkola Copper Mines. KCM incorporates four mining companies: Nchanga Mine in Chingola, Konkola Mine in Chilabombwe, Nampundwe Mine in Lusaka and the Nkana Smelter and Refinery in Kitwe. With i...

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