The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a tailings dam that holds acidic waste from a copper mine in the north of the country ...

Meanwhile, measles remains a pressing public health challenge, with Zambia reporting 1,651 suspected cases and 469 confirmed cases in 2023 alone. As of February 6, 2025, the Copperbelt Province ...

Meanwhile, measles remains a pressing public health challenge, with Zambia reporting 1,651 suspected cases and 469 confirmed cases in 2023 alone. As of February 6, 2025, the Copperbelt Province ...

“It is an environmental disaster really of catastrophic consequences,” said Chilekwa Mumba, an environmental activist who works in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province. Notably, China has emerged as ...

KITWE, Zambia — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Monica Ngambi was born in Zambia's copper-rich northern province as the nation declared its independence on 24 October 1964. For 60 years, she has lived by the large copper mines on which the ...

“It is an environmental disaster really of catastrophic consequences,” said Chilekwa Mumba, an environmental activist who works in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. China is the dominant player in ...

Villagers from farming and fishing communities in Zambia are taking legal action against Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals (FQM) claiming the company effectively forced them to leave ...