By Semafor Africa
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Zambian farmers filed an $80 billion lawsuit against two subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned firms following a huge spillage of toxic waste at a copper mine in February, one of the biggest environmental lawsuits in Zambia’s history.
They accuse Sino Metals Leach Zambia and NFC Africa Mining of “engineering failures, construction flaws, and operational mismanagement” over the collapse of a dam that led to millions of liters of acidic material leaking into surrounding rivers, the BBC reported.
It is the latest legal case against Chinese mining firms, which have been accused of multiple environmental and human rights violations in their pursuit of the continent’s critical minerals.
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