Inner circles | Zambia
Hakainde Hichilema shakes up State House to eclipse ancien régime

Zambia
Hichilema bets on mines to rekindle ties with Washington

On good terms with the Biden administration, the Zambian president recently sent a series of envoys to the US, mainly to California, Texas and Washington DC. The aim was to promote investment possibilities in critical minerals to companies and the Trump administration.

Zambia
Hichilema to compensate opposition militants for unlawful detention

No fewer than 1,000 supporters of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's party, look set to receive financial compensation for unlawful detention.

South Africa, Zambia
NAC prepares for battle over ex-foreign minister Malanji's helicopters

The commercial aviation company National Airways Corp is preparing to contest a preservation order granted to the South African prosecution service for two helicopters acquired illegally by Joseph Malanji. It claims that upgrades costing €800,000 were never paid for.

The New Guard
Guinea, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Guinea Abdourahim Barry, the oil ministry's rising star

Ethiopia Mamo Mihretu, Abiy Ahmed Ali's right-hand economics man

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Zimbabwe John Basera, Mnangagwa agricultural programme's golden boy

Zambia
State mining investor ZCCM-IH to apply ESG to attract foreign investors

Zambian public mining company ZCCM-IH is creating a framework to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance into its business to appease both foreign investors and local communities.

Zambia
Lusaka looks to wind power to compensate for faltering dam output

The Zambian authorities are shortly due to launch a feasibility study on a project to generate 40 MW of wind power.

Inner circles | Zambia
Chris Rugari, ZCCM-IH's partner in Mumbwa gold venture, has friends in high places

The decision of state-owned Zambian mining company ZCCM-IH to go into alliance with little-known Array Metals on the Mumbwa gold project might seem initially surprising but Array's vice president, Ugandan businessman Chris Rugari, has access to the corridors of power in Zambia and in his native Uganda.

Spotlight | Zambia
ZCCM-IH gets tough with KCM and Kansanshi

The government holding company ZCCM-IH (Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings) is going to shortly announce its financial results - nine months behind schedule - and they are sure to show just how hard the plunge in the copper price has [.