#1. How Zambia was one of the first countries that America placed a $15,000 visa bond on
One of the many Sources Incase y'all forgot
But we don't complain much and that's okay 👍🏾
#2. America banned Zambia (and a number other countries) from immigrating to the US
>The U.S. government has expanded a sweeping pause on legal immigration applications to include those filed by people from an additional 20 countries that President Trump added to his "travel ban" proclamation this week, a U.S. official with direct knowledge told CBS News on Thursday.
>The pause will now affect nationals of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria, the new countries facing full travel bans. It will also impact those hailing from Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Tonga, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
And still, we were understanding and took it
#3. How a good number of countries are scrambling for the minerals too thanks to soaring copper demand
>In November, China launched a US$1.4-billion project to modernize the TAZARA railway, aiming to bring copper faster to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam and onward to China’s insatiable factories. It is just one of several rival schemes in the region: railways, roads and ports to serve the fast-growing mines owned by Canadian, Asian, Middle Eastern and U.S. investors.
>Soaring copper demand and record prices have turned Zambia and its neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, into prime territory for global competition. The battle to secure copper and other critical minerals has swiftly become a key focus for U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and others, including the G7 and G20 leaders who listed critical minerals as a top priority at their latest summits.
>Even as China and Zambia were breaking ground on the ambitious TAZARA upgrade, the United States and the European Union were backing a competing scheme: the multibillion-dollar Lobito Corridor railway, stretching westward from southern Congo to the Angolan port of Lobito on the Atlantic Ocean, to bring copper to Western markets. A branch line to reach the Zambian copper mines is also planned.
>“Nobody wants to be locked out of these critical minerals,” says Kakenenwa Muyangwa, chief executive officer of ZCCM Investment Holdings PLC, the state-controlled company that holds minority stakes in many of Zambia’s biggest mines.
>“They’re jostling to have a seat at the table. But we’re happy to work with all these people. It’s all great news for Zambia.”
#4. Not forgetting how the United States has delayed a landmark $1.5bn health funding to Zambia due to a raft of factors that include a push for greater access to the country’s critical minerals
For those not in the loop
The five-year health assistance deal was initially expected to be signed in December 2025, with the first funds marked for delivery in April 2026. The aid is supposed to support HIV, TB, and malaria programs, as well as strengthen health systems, but the signing date was abruptly postponed. An American State Department official focused on economic and business development visited Zambia and reportedly indicated that economic cooperation and mining collaboration are prerequisites for the health funding to be released.
So American officials have stated the goal is to create a more reciprocal and transparent business relationship, pushing for fair treatment of American companies. The US wants to align foreign aid with strategic economic goals, a move described by some global health experts as "uncharted" territory for linking humanitarian aid to resource concessions.
In response the Zambian government has urged calm and confirmed it is in ongoing discussions with America to manage the "policy transition process".
President Hakainde Hichilema is reportedly confident a successful conclusion will be reached and has been applauded by some local figures for refusing to "trade our minerals for $1.5bn aid.
Some issues in the past were that this development follows an earlier decision in 2025 to cut $50 million in aid by America due to rampant theft of public drugs procured through donor aid, an issue that previously raised concerns about corruption. The situation is being viewed as a new, more transactional phase in US/Africa relations, with the US leveraging essential health resources to further its strategic economic interests in a region rich in minerals critical for the green economy.
It looks like it's starting to get traction in zed too, though warmly surprised most of the people showing concern are from other African nations.
#5.How america wants mineral rights in exchange for HIV medication
International Business Times UK
Foreign Policy Research Institute
#And please do feel free to do more research and seek more knowledge to add more to the list🙌🏾
That speech the outgoing ambassador gave was nothing short of insoni nechikonko chapamukoshi, unless you aren't well versed in the art of global politics. He didn't call out shit all he did was trash talk with vague blanket statements, the Zambian government this the Zambian government that.....we all know (at least majority of us) where those statements came from, no country that has opposed trump administrations demands has gone down uncriticized , all of them has a problem and it's just funny how the problem was pointed out after they said no to crappy demands, Gonzalez came here four years ago, corruption was worse in previous governments than today and let me even give you some sources that shows this data:
The corruption perception index.)
Assessment of The Government of Zambia 2022-2025
IMF Zambia country report - Governance Diagnostics
U.S. Dept of State - 2024 Investment Climate Statements: Zambia
All these reports show a different side of the story from what gonza gonza was ranting about including his own country's investigation, he said what he was told not the truth, but people like you who already have it out for the current Government will validate anyone who opposes it or accuses it even without doing proper research.