Major Copper Producers in Africa Eye Profits from Copper Trading
Africa’s biggest producers of copper, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are making bold moves to gain a larger share of profits from copper trading. With global demand for the metal soaring—thanks to its use in artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles, and green energy—these nations are determined to take more control over how their copper is sold. For years, transnational trading houses, such as Glencore, have dominated copper trade, leaving African governments with only a small fraction of the profits. But now, both Zambia and Congo are pushing their state-owned mining companies to play a bigger role in…