Zambia’s Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion

Hichilema wins second term as Zambia bets on copper-led growth

President Hakainde Hichilema has a renewed mandate to pursue his goal of increasing copper production to 3mn tonnes a year after stabilising inflation and restructuring much of Zambia’s external debt.

Zambia's Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion

LUSAKA, Aug 18 - After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says there is more work to be done in his second and wants to double the size of the economy, create more jobs and expand opportunities for households. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Zambia’s Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion

By Nilutpal Timsina LUSAKA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - After restructuring Zambia's debt in his first term, Hakainde Hichilema says there is more work to be done in his second and wants to double the size of the economy, create more jobs and expand opportuniti...

Zambia’S Copper Election: Can Africa’s Mineral Wealth Finally Make Its People Rich?

By Emmanuel Nduka Beneath Zambia’s soil lies one of the resources the world increasingly needs to power its next economic era. Copper is indispensable to electricity networks, electric vehicles, renewable-energy infrastructure, telecommunications and the wider technological economy, making Zambia’s vast deposits considerably more strategic than they were a generation ago. Heritage Times HT reports that the country is Africa’s second-largest copp…