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Suppressed copper prices will continue to destabilise Zambia’s mining sector in the medium-term, although growth should pick up in mid-2016. Rising sector unemployment will likely be matched by an increase in civil commotion, particularly in the lead-up to the presidential elections in September 2016.

Gareth Tredway
The Nkana openpit in Zambia (Photo: Per Arne Wilson)

The Nkana openpit in Zambia (Photo: Per Arne Wilson)

This risk of civil commotion is heightened in industrial areas, as mining sector workforces are reduced on the back of low metal prices. On November 24, 2015, 4,300 workers at Glencore’s Mopani copper...

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