Zambian copper mining under threat, stable rules needed

The ZiG - short for Zimbabwe gold — is the nation’s sixth attempt at having a functioning local currency in the last 15 years.

The world’s single biggest buyer of copper, State Grid Corp. of China, has slowed its purchases of copper wire this year.

The planned Grand Inga hydropower complex in the DRC has been stalled for decades.

Around 30% of China’s refined copper production used scrap metal as a feedstock in 2023.