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Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.

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There is a risk that elites will be enriched at the expense of the broader population, while "narratives of partnership" offered by major powers can mask underlying self-interest, he said.

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"We are not hearing that in the private messages," Takht-Ravanchi observed, referring to the notes being passed through Oman's foreign minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, who is now the main Arab mediator, with other regional powers also playing a significant role, including Qatar.

From BBC

It was George Osborne who created the combined mayoralties and started the transfer of what might have appeared relatively modest powers, over transport for example.

From BBC

Those include prime ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger presidential powers and greater judicial independence.

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