Konkola Copper Mines
Neocolonial debt, extractivism, and the roots of Zambia’s economic crisis

Two of Zambia’s key copper mines have returned to foreign private control. The metal, which is 70% of Zambia’s exports, is a major source of foreign exchange at a time when the country is facing a major debt crisis

Why is the Zambian government seeking to liquidate Vedanta's mine? Why is the Zambian government seeking to liquidate Vedanta’s mine?

Vedanta has spent its company’s revenue over the years to service a debt it owes to a subsidiary of itself, leaving little for the workers, the government treasury and the state-owned mining company