Zambia is seeking global investment, including from the United States, to more than triple copper output to three million tons by 2031, the country’s mines minister was quoted as saying in an article by Reuters on Tuesday. Africa’s second-largest copper producer after the Democratic Republic of Congo produced 890,346 tons last year, falling short of its one million ton annual target. Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said investment discussions were under way with multiple countries as part of the broader production drive. “The U.S. is part of it,” Kabuswe said, without elaborating. Zambia is among the African nations ... (full story)