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The Latest Breaking News from Zambia

Hordes of yabbies are trashing rivers in Africa. How did this happen?

Every year, the upper Zambesi River breaks its banks and spreads across the wide Barotse floodplains in Zambia.

The Conversation · 23h ago

Stigma, funding cuts and the Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls

Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family

The Independent UK · Oct 9

US, Zambia sign $2.49B health financing pact after removing data and specimen-sharing terms

The U.S. and Zambia have signed a $2.49 billion health financing deal after removing clauses on specimen-sharing and patient data

The Independent UK · Oct 8

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Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses

Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens

The Independent UK · Oct 6

In 2006, Matt Damon built a non-profit after seeing water crisis in a Zambian village; 20 years later, the charity mission has reached more than 95 million people

Matt Damon's water nonprofit began after a 2006 visit to Zambia, where a borewell near a young girl's home was the only thing standing between her and school. Two decades later, Water.org, the organisation he co-founded with engineer Gary White, says it has reached more than 95 million people, not…

The Economic Times · Oct 6

‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey

As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates – why that’s good news for the endangered species

In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern Africa. She climbed in and out of the Rift Valley in Zambia, swimming rivers, crossing major highways, and slipping past towns before crossing the Zambian border into Mozambique, then on to the…

The Conversation · Sep 16

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Three bicycles for 39 volunteers: the uphill battle to fund playful parenting in rural Zambia

The earliest years of a child’s life are critical for growth, learning and long-term wellbeing. During this period, children develop rapidly, and experiences in the home and community shape their future health, education and social outcomes. Simple things like talking, singing, telling stories and playing with children can have a…

The Conversation · Sep 7

Driven from their island, Zambian fishermen pay price of Chinese expansion

Hundreds of fishermen say they were violently driven from an island in southern Zambia and have been unable to return to their fishing grounds for more than three years, after a Chinese-owned fishing company expanded its operations in the area. They say they lost their homes and livelihoods, have never…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 6

India reopens Zambia talks to secure critical minerals: Report

India has resumed talks with Zambia to explore investment opportunities in critical minerals. Officials from India's Ministry of Mines held preliminary discussions with Zambian officials recently. India is also evaluating investment opportunities in several other countries for mineral supplies. The nation seeks raw materials to meet rising demand from its…

The Economic Times · Sep 1

Zambia's opposition leader charged with treason

Zambia's detained opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer said on Sunday, deepening concerns over the government's treatment of political dissent.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 30

How young women can learn to better wield economic power

Project in Zambia shows how teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospects

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Zambia shuts down court system

In tonight's programme: Human rights groups and the law association demand an explanation as Zambia completely shuts down its court system. Also, in Guinea, rescuers are still trying to unearth victims of a deadly landfill collapse. Finally, Nigeria wishes Ogogo on his way. The veteran star of the Nollywood screen…

France 24 · Aug 24

Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weakness

Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years.

The Conversation · Aug 21

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The Economic Times · Aug 19

In the 1950s, J. Desmond Clark found a notched log at Zambia’s Kalambo Falls but died without proving its age; 60 years later, dating revealed the world’s oldest wooden structure at 476,000 years

In the 1950s, archaeologist J. Desmond Clark discovered a notched log at Zambia’s Kalambo Falls. He died without ever proving its true age. Sixty years later, advanced luminescence dating uncovered the extraordinary truth. The shaped logs are 476,000 years old, making them the world’s oldest wooden structure. Built long before…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 18

Hichilema secures second term after tense Zambia election

Zambia's electoral commission has announced that Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected president after a race that critics said was tightly managed by his government.

Euronews · Aug 18

Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote, officials say

The election was widely seen as a referendum on Hichilema's first term during which Zambia's economy returned to growth after years of fiscal distress.

France 24 · Aug 18

Zambia's President Hichilema wins re-election with big economic promises

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema won a second term on Tuesday after campaigning on his record of economic recovery, including a major debt restructuring deal. The 64-year-old faces pressure to deliver more jobs and opportunities as critics accuse his government of failing to ease poverty and becoming less tolerant of dissent.

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Bangkok Post · Aug 15

Zambia's vote marred by intimidation, counting pause: observers

LUSAKA - International observers of Zambia's elections said Saturday the poll was marred by claims of intimidation, abductions and an hours-long pause in the vote count.

The Times of India · Aug 14

Zambia presidential election: How a copper-rich nation became new China-US battleground

Zambia is awaiting the outcome of its presidential election after voters went to the polls on Thursday, with final results expected on Monday. The country saw a contest that could hand President Hakainde Hichilema a second five-year term and shape the future of one of the world's most important copper-producing…

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Zambia election chaos erupts as vote count halted over alleged violence and ballot paper theft

The Zambian commission indicated it would review the decision to suspend the vote count in 24 hours

Bangkok Post · Aug 14

Zambia suspends vote counting, citing violence

LUSAKA - Zambia suspended vote counting nationwide on Friday following reports of violence in some districts, the electoral commission said.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 14

Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence

Zambia suspended vote counting nationwide on Friday following reports of violence in some districts, the electoral commission said.

France 24 · Aug 14

Zambia suspends vote count nationwide amid reports of violence, ballot theft

Zambia's electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting from Thursday's presidential and parliamentary elections for at least 24 hours due to “violence targeted at poll staff” and reported instances of theft of marked ballot papers. Former minister Brian Mundubile, the main challenger to President Hakainde Hichilema, claimed a first-round victory…

France 24 · Aug 13

Ceremony held in Zimbabwe to pay tribute to capsized ferry victims

In tonight's programme: Mourners gather in memory of the 44 people killed in Tuesday's ferry accident on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba. Also, ballot counting has started in Zambia, where President Hakainde Hichilema is expected to win a second term. Finally, researchers believe that the rising cost of living and changing societal…

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