Rights group seek AU action over toxic mining in Zambia town

Rights groups on Thursday called on the African Union to pressure the Zambian government to take responsibility for hazardous mining practices in the lead-contaminated town of Kabwe.Kabwe, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, is one of the world's most polluted places from decades of lead and zinc mining.

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