Zambia’s State Miner Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Copper Deal
Zambia’s state mining firm says Abu Dhabi’s IRH fell US$61 million short on 2025 payments at Mopani, a copper mine...
September 30, 2026Topic
Copper
Copper Tracker Falls 2.3% as Fed Hike Bets Lift Dollar
The copper price fell on Monday as the CPER tracker dropped 2.29% to US$39.68 on Fed hike bets and a...
September 29, 2026
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
Avocado Mining Pleads Guilty in Zambia Copper Case
Avocado Mining pleaded guilty on 22 September to 10 counts of attempted smuggling after declaring copper concentrates as cement, ZRA...
September 28, 2026
DR Congo Police Block Funeral of Activist Who Died After Constitution March
Police stopped the burial of an activist who died after DR Congo's opposition march against constitutional change. A prosecutor wants...
September 27, 2026
Zambia’s Nchanga Copper Smelter Restarts After 106-Day Shutdown
Zambia’s Nchanga copper smelter is running again after a 106-day shutdown and about US$40 million of repairs by Vedanta’s local...
September 22, 2026
Congo’s Regulator Orders Two Glencore Mines to Drop 1,540 Suppliers
Congo's subcontracting regulator ARSP ordered two Glencore-controlled mines to drop 1,540 suppliers, about 60 percent of those examined, as ineligible.
September 17, 2026
Zambia Approves a 2027 Budget Framework at Hichilema’s First Cabinet of His New Term
Zambia's cabinet approved the 2027 budget framework and a three-year plan on 17 September 2026, at President Hichilema's first cabinet...
September 17, 2026
DR Congo Police Break Up Constitution Protests
Congolese police used tear gas and warning shots against opposition protests in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Uvira on 15 September. At...
September 16, 2026