In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine. Zambia’s government is facilitating ...

Although lead has been mined for 6000 years, lead processing skyrocketed in the 20th century. 1,8 A malleable and durable metal, lead was used to prevent fuel from burning too quickly and to reduce ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday that unveiled harmful mining practices in Zambia, specifically at Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central Province. The report accused the Zambian ...

The federal government has described lead poisoning as a major public health emergency that threatens the country’s human ...

A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori said he was reacting to reports of a recent lead poisoning outbreak in Bugundu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. He maintained that ...

In a soft, faltering voice, her large brown eyes staring absently ahead, Winfrida Besa repeats "A-B-C-D" over and over as she tries to sing the ABCs. With her thin ...

An appeal hearing opened Monday in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC ...

The Federal Government has ordered illegal miners in Zamfara State to vacate mining sites, saying the ban on mining remains. Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake gave the order, ...