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January 09
Zambia: Zambia Enacts New Access to Information Law
Zambia has become the latest country to enact an Access to Information law, as President Hakainde Hichilema signed the bill last month, more than 20 years since it was first… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Zambia: Zambia Women's Football Team Makes World Cup Debut
Zambia's national women's football (soccer) team will make its World Cup debut Saturday (July 22) against Japan at the games in Australia and New Zealand. The national team's… Read more »
June 27, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Former President's Son and His Wife On Corruption Charges
Authorities in Zambia have arrested former President Edgar Lungu's son and daughter-in-law on charges of money laundering and possessing property believed to be proceeds of crime… Read more »
June 26, 2023
Zambia: Govt Seizes Properties Linked to Former President Edgar Lungu
The lawyer for Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has denounced a government takeover of some 20 properties linked to his family, calling it a political witch hunt. Zambia's… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Zambia: Zambians Celebrate As Country Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal
Zambia said it reached a long-awaited deal to restructure $6.3 billion of its debt, including its loans from China, its largest private creditor. Read more »
May 03, 2023
Zambia: Police Surround Former President Lungu's House
Police in Zambia have surrounded the home of former President Edgar Lungu and are demanding they search it as part of a corruption probe. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Africa: VP Harris Ends Africa Tour With Personal Stop in Zambia
Vice President Kamala Harris landed Friday in Zambia, the final stop on her weeklong tour of the continent. Read more »
March 17, 2023
Zambia: Officials Arrest Auditor General, Others On Corruption Charges
Zambian authorities have arrested the country's auditor general and 17 others at the Ministry of Finance on charges of corruption and theft of public funds. The suspects allegedly… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality
Zambia's government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country's Christian values. The warning came a day after police… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Africa: DR Congo, Zambia Vow to Resolve Customs Delays for Trucks Hauling Copper, Cobalt
The presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia have vowed to resolve customs delays for trucks transporting copper from the two top producers in Africa. The growing… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Zambia: IMF Chief Praises Zambia's Reforms, Pushes Creditors On Debt
The head of the International Monetary Fund is praising Zambia's efforts to reform its economy and urging its creditors to restructure the country's debts. Zambia was the first… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Zambia: Yellen Stresses U.S. Commitment to Alleviate World Hunger
On the final day of her visit to Zambia, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed climate-resilient food production and the global fallout from Russia's war on Ukraine. Read more »
January 23, 2023
Zambia: U.S. Treasury Chief Reiterates Country's Commitment to Global Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. Read more »
Zambia: Yellen in Zambia to Discuss Debt to China, Public Health
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary's African Visit The First of Many Engagements - Analyst
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa this week to discuss trade expansion, investment and the U.S. commitment to African economies. Read more »
January 12, 2023
Zambia: Former Ruling Party Rejects IMF Allegation of Corruption Under Lungu
Zambia's former ruling Patriotic Front party has rejected a report by the International Monetary Fund saying corruption flourished under its government. Read more »
December 26, 2022
Zambia: Hichilema Repeals Defamation Law and Death Penalty
Critics of Zambia's law against insulting the president have welcomed the government's repeal of the controversial measure as a step forward for democracy. Rights groups say the… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Southern Africa: South African Court Rules that UN Experts Can Intervene in Zambian Lead Poisoning Case
A court in South Africa last week ruled that U.N. experts can intervene in a class action lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American over lead poisoning in Zambia. South African… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Zambia: Zambian Officials Head to Russia to Bring Home Student Killed Fighting in Ukraine
Zambian authorities said they will travel next week to Russia to retrieve the body of a 23-year-old Zambian who died while fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine. His family… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Zambia: Zambia Student Serving Prison Term in Russia Dies At Ukrainian Battlefront
Zambia is seeking answers from Russia after a Zambian student who was serving a prison sentence in Russia ended up dying at the battlefront in Ukraine. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Zambia: Opposition Leader Charged With Criminal Libel, Hate Speech
Police in Zambia have arrested an opposition leader on charges of libel and hate speech after she criticized President Hakainde Hichilema's media director. Read more »
October 13, 2022
Zambia: Govt, U.S. Hold Inaugural Business Summit to Boost Trade, Investment
Zambia is hosting a two-day business summit in Lusaka this week to try to attract American investors to the country. Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Zambia: Rights Groups Say Defamation Law Is Used to Silence Critics of President
Zambian rights groups are calling on the government to make good on a vow to repeal a defamation law they say is being used to silence critics of President Hakainde Hichilema. The… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Zambia: Zambia Receives IMF Bailout for Debt Reduction Plan
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to improve the country's financial situation after it received a $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund. Zambia… Read more »
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