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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQzhUx61oXU/matthew-hill.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Boom Helps Drive Zambia’s World-Beating Stock Gains]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/copper-boom-helps-drive-zambia-s-world-beating-stock-gains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-29/copper-boom-helps-drive-zambia-s-world-beating-stock-gains</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:21:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i89zhCIkxiHA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i89zhCIkxiHA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Copper plates on wagons ready for shipping at a refinery in Mufulira, Zambia.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South32 Smelter Halt Risks 37,000 Jobs in Mozambique, Lobby Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/south32-smelter-halt-risks-37-000-jobs-in-mozambique-lobby-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-26/south32-smelter-halt-risks-37-000-jobs-in-mozambique-lobby-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tavares Cebola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:06:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic3xMHu05FYA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic3xMHu05FYA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Mozal Aluminium plant. Source: South32</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Quantum Scraps Plan to Sell Zambian Copper Mine Stakes]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/first-quantum-drops-plan-to-sell-stakes-in-zambia-copper-mines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-25/first-quantum-drops-plan-to-sell-stakes-in-zambia-copper-mines</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:56:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDOkfrLp1df8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDOkfrLp1df8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi mine near Solwezi, Zambia.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Quantum Wraps Up $1.25 Billion Zambia Copper Project]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/first-quantum-commissions-1-25-billion-zambia-copper-expansion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/first-quantum-commissions-1-25-billion-zambia-copper-expansion</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:53:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioADLCrw2V_A/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ioADLCrw2V_A/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A worker holding a chunk of copper ore. Photographer: Bloomberg Creative Photos/Bloomberg Creative Collection</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Hits Back After US Warning on Toxic Mine Spill in Zambia]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/beijing-defends-china-firm-for-handling-of-zambia-mine-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-18/beijing-defends-china-firm-for-handling-of-zambia-mine-disaster</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 03:56:40 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ix8GZX3XfKXQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ix8GZX3XfKXQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A breach at a tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe on Feb. 19. Photographer: Richard Kille/AP Photo</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic Spill Exposes Zambia’s Geopolitical Tightrope]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-15/toxic-spill-exposes-zambia-s-china-us-geopolitical-tightrope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-15/toxic-spill-exposes-zambia-s-china-us-geopolitical-tightrope</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:30:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNyDJdSJIqXU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iNyDJdSJIqXU/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>President elect Hakainde Hichilema gives a press briefing at his residence in Lusaka, on August 16, 2021. - Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory on August 16, 2021 in bitterly-contested presidential elections. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy Metal Found Near Zambia Mine Disaster, But Water Said Safe]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/zambia-assures-public-water-is-safe-after-mine-pollution-spill</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-15/zambia-assures-public-water-is-safe-after-mine-pollution-spill</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:21:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa’s Second-Largest Aluminum Smelter at Risk of Shutdown]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/africa-s-second-largest-aluminum-smelter-at-risk-of-shutdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/africa-s-second-largest-aluminum-smelter-at-risk-of-shutdown</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:34:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic5QloBrEY9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ic5QloBrEY9o/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Mozal Aluminium plant.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/zambia-mine-catastrophe-could-be-30-times-worse-than-reported</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-13/zambia-mine-catastrophe-could-be-30-times-worse-than-reported</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:07:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5Fec20VCg4M/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5Fec20VCg4M/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mahindra Expands in South Africa as US Tariffs Hit Autos]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/mahindra-boosts-south-africa-capacity-as-budget-car-demand-jumps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-12/mahindra-boosts-south-africa-capacity-as-budget-car-demand-jumps</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:30:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAiCLmg5sqOM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAiCLmg5sqOM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Mahindra &amp; Mahindra Ltd. Pick Up 4x4 vehicle at the company&apos;s new assembly plant in Durban.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[African Lender Weighs Claiming Lloyd’s Payout on Zambia Debt]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/african-lender-weighs-triggering-lloyd-s-payout-on-zambian-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-08/african-lender-weighs-triggering-lloyd-s-payout-on-zambian-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:25:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zambia Plays Down Health Risks After US Warning on Mine Disaster]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/zambia-plays-down-health-risks-after-us-warning-on-mine-disaster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-07/zambia-plays-down-health-risks-after-us-warning-on-mine-disaster</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taonga Mitimingi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:51:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itmQlxI3tHrM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itmQlxI3tHrM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozambique Extends Record Rate-Cutting Cycle With More to Come]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/mozambique-extends-record-rate-cutting-cycle-with-more-to-come</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-31/mozambique-extends-record-rate-cutting-cycle-with-more-to-come</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tavares Cebola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:53:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF Says Malawi in Arrears With Afreximbank Throughout Program]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/imf-says-malawi-in-arrears-with-afreximbank-throughout-program</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-25/imf-says-malawi-in-arrears-with-afreximbank-throughout-program</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:33:16 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDSjC..sYzZ4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDSjC..sYzZ4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Argentina&apos;s economic minister and presidential candidate is in Washington for talks with the IMF on the countrys refinancing disbursements amid the pesos devaluation.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malawi Faces $2 Billion Reserves Hole This Year, IMF Says]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-23/malawi-faces-2-billion-reserves-hole-on-debt-arrears-imf-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-23/malawi-faces-2-billion-reserves-hole-on-debt-arrears-imf-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:53:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozambique’s Main Port Sees Volumes Slide After Unrest]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/mozambique-s-maputo-port-sees-sharp-drop-in-volumes-after-unrest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/mozambique-s-maputo-port-sees-sharp-drop-in-volumes-after-unrest</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 12:05:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mozambique’s Opposition Chief Mondlane Faces Terrorism Charges]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/mozambique-s-opposition-chief-mondlane-faces-terrorism-charges</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/mozambique-s-opposition-chief-mondlane-faces-terrorism-charges</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:58:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2.x_IaLxJfo/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2.x_IaLxJfo/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Venâncio Mondlane </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa Moves Closer to Exiting Dirty-Money List in October]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-18/south-africa-moves-closer-to-exiting-dirty-money-list-in-october</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Hill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:17:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angola to Buy Boeing Planes in $297 Million US-Backed Deal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/angola-to-buy-boeing-planes-in-297-million-us-backed-deal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/angola-to-buy-boeing-planes-in-297-million-us-backed-deal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Candido Mendes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 19:27:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Trade War Tests G-20’s Resolve to Stay on Course]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/g-20-tries-to-keep-agenda-on-course-in-face-of-trump-s-trade-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/g-20-tries-to-keep-agenda-on-course-in-face-of-trump-s-trade-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Antony Sguazzin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:39:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFehPX9aRkfw/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iFehPX9aRkfw/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Finance Ministers attend the G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors&apos; Meetings at the Capital hotel in Zimbali, South Africa.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>