Key prerequisites need to be in place if Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is to tap into the potential developmental benefits of the “oil of Zambia” by tripling the country’s yearly copper output in the next ten years, says Zambia Chamber of Mines CEO Sokwani Chilembo. “Tripling the country’s yearly copper output from today’s level is an extremely ambitious goal and, given the medium- to long-term demand and price tailwinds, it is one that is an attainable best- case.”
