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What This Disaster Could Mean for Zambia’s 2026 Elections

Will the Kafue River disaster influence Zambia’s August 2026 elections? Our Critical Minerals Editor, Obert Bore, revisits the crisis after the Sino-Metals spill to track new developments and what’s next. Farmers are suing for $80B; officials say impacts are overstated; on Weibo and WeChat, outrage is intense. In this follow-up, Obert hosts Emmanuel Matambo (Senior Researcher, University of Johannesburg) to explain what’s changed, why the government’s stance matters, and how Zambia’s courts and Copperbelt/Lusaka politics could shape the outcome of the general elections in 2026.