Zambia Under Pressure to Clean Up Shuttered Lead Mine Poisoning Town

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Apr 17, 2026, 9:10 am127 ptsTrending
Three decades after one of the largest lead mines in the world closed down, people in Kabwe, Zambia, are still dealing with the aftermath. Facing pervasive lead contamination that continues to endanger their children, families in Kabwe, with a coalition of human rights groups, are calling on the African Union…

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