{
  "id": 15709090,
  "title": "Zambia’s poisoned children have waited long enough for justice. Africa needs to act",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/zambias-poisoned-children-have-waited-long-enough-for-justice-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:56:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-10-20-zambia-s-poisoned-children-have-waited-long-enough-for-justice-africa-needs-to-act/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Decades of toxic lead waste in Kabwe, Zambia, continue to endanger generations of children, prompting a landmark complaint before the African Union’s child rights committee demanding government action and corporate accountability.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}