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Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia

MANSA, Aug 30 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region. Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) read more