Edgar Lungu served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021
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Zambian state needs bigger role in mines to help the economy, president says

ZAMBIA must build majority stakes in selected mines to benefit from its mineral wealth beyond taxes, President Edgar Lungu said on Thursday, as he set out an economic recovery plan after the country defaulted on a debt payment last month. Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, Zambia is seeking to increase its control over the mining sector…

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