February 23, 2022
Zambia: The African Development Bank's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper Extended to 2023
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a two-year update and extension of Zambia's 2017-2021 Country Strategy Paper through to 2023, according to a… Read more »
January 31, 2022
Zambia: A Water Project in Rural Zambia Helps a Little Go a Long Way
"We used to fetch water from scoop holes, but the water was very dirty, and the alternative was the river, which is a long distance walking." -Kamana Chinyunda, a resident of… Read more »
June 16, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - African Development Bank Approves $1.4 Million Grant to Improve Household Food Security in the Wake of Covid-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $1.4 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program to reduce malnutrition among the… Read more »
May 26, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - Lusaka's Water Point Ambassadors Turn the Tap to Protect Residents From Covid-19
A water point attendant in Zambia's capital Lusaka has a new role beyond filling up containers for residents at the community tap. John Nyambe spreads the word about the novel… Read more »
March 10, 2021
Ghana: African Development Bank Provides $1 Million for Ai-Based National Customer Management Systems in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $1.024 million for artificial intelligence enabled systems to process customer complaints on behalf… Read more »
March 03, 2021
Zambia: Zambia - The Bank Helps Cushion the Impact of Covid-19 With Livestock and Aquaculture Projects
The African Development Bank has helped communities in Zambia acquire goods worth around $450,000 since mid-2020 to cushion vulnerable people from the impact of COVID-19. Read more »
January 27, 2021
Africa: African Development Bank-Cif Climate Resilient Project in Zambia Wins Water Changemaker Award
A climate resilient project in Zambia supported by the African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has won the Water ChangeMaker People's Choice Award-Africa, it… Read more »
December 11, 2020
South Africa: Sweet Spot - African Development Bank Supports Zambian Honey Exports to South Africa
Zambezi Gold Honey has been selling its table honey on the South African market for the last three years. The company's breakthrough into the export market, partially thanks to the… Read more »
September 23, 2020
Zambia: Face Masks and Water Point Ambassadors Help Fight Covid-19 in Zambia
Easter Kumbana had heard about the dangers of the coronavirus, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from the disease. Read more »
August 19, 2020
Zambia: From farmer to business owner - Climate change project bears fruit in Zambia
How much impact can a simple borehole have on a small farming community? From more than doubled incomes to new sources of livelihoods, learn how a project in Zambia is transforming… Read more »
July 21, 2020
Zambia: From Mine to Field: Agriculture Project Helps Youth Turn Away From Copper and Live Off the Land
In Zambia's Serenje district, young Zambians are being offered a ray of hope in the form of an agriculture project that is both an alternative to copper mining as a path out of… Read more »
June 04, 2020
Africa: Singer and Activist Youssou N'dour, Zambia's Minister of Health, African Development Bank Vice President Headline Call to Build African Solidarity Post-COVID-19
How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the continent's development goals in the post-COVID world? Read more »
April 20, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Seed-Bulking Scheme Boosts Cassava Yields in Zambia
For centuries, African farmers across the continent have grown cassava. The woody shrub was introduced to Africa from South America by Portuguese traders in the 16th Century and… Read more »
March 08, 2020
Africa: Interview of Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development
TAAT initiative participant and Zimbabwean smallholder farmer Gertrude Marisa poses with Dr. Jennifer Blanke in Marisa's field of healthy maize plants. Read more »
November 19, 2019
Zambia: African Development Bank and Partners Improving Sanitation for Lusaka's Low-Income Suburbs
"Sometimes, it looks to me like surgery in the belly of an ancient beast," says Herbert Chinokoro, senior water and sanitation engineer at the African Development Bank's Country… Read more »
September 09, 2019
Zambia: African Development Bank, UN Nutrition Network Will Lead Nutrition Commitments
The African Development Bank country office in Zambia and the UN Nutrition Network have agreed to lead multi-agency commitments aimed at effective implementation of the country's… Read more »
April 30, 2019
Africa: African Development Fund Approves $11.1 Million for Public Finance Reforms
The African Development Fund on Tuesday approved $11.1 million to support Zambia's public finance and economic management as part of efforts to restore fiscal stability and improve… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Zambia: In Western Zambia, Community Champions Mobilize for Better Sanitation, Decent Latrines
A young woman in the village of Kaboyo, Western Zambia, washing her hands with soap in the family toilet Read more »
February 05, 2019
Africa: Zambia On Track to Energy Surplus Following Major Boost in Electricity Production
Zambia's constant power cuts are now a thing of the past. Thanks to a robust hydraulic and solar power generation industry in recent years, the country is now self-sufficient in… Read more »
October 29, 2018
Zambia: African Financial Markets Initiative in Partnership With Central Bank of Zambia Will Organise a Workshop On Local Currency Bond Markets and Financial Sector Development
The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI) of the African Development Bank, in partnership with the Central Bank of Zambia (BOZ) is organising the 7th Annual Workshop on Local… Read more »
August 06, 2018
Zambia: African Development Bank Offers New Financing Opportunities for Zambia's Water and Agriculture Sectors
An African Development Bank team of experts visited Zambia from 23 to 27 July to identify businesses in the nation's water and agriculture sectors eligible for new financing… Read more »
July 11, 2018
Africa: Zambia to Diversify Energy Generation With African Development Bank Support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved US$50 million framework financing for small-scale renewable energy projects in Zambia, which will help diversify… Read more »
March 07, 2018
Zambia: The African Development Bank Obtains U.S.$ 52.5 Million Green Climate Fund for Zambia Renewable Energy
At its 19th Board Meeting in Songdo, South Korea, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the first funding proposal of the African Development Bank for Zambia's… Read more »
November 10, 2017
Zambia: AfDB Approves U.S.$ 25 Million to Zambia National Building Society
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a US$ 25 million in Kwacha equivalent to Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS). Read more »
August 11, 2017
Zambia: Zambia Approves Learning Assessments Systems Evaluation Framework Developed By Adea and Nala
Experts from Zambia reviewed and approved the Learning Assessment Systems Evaluation Framework (LASEF) at a meeting convened by the Association for the Development of Education in… Read more »
