The Latest Breaking News from Zambia

Over 100 economists and development experts on Friday called for asset manager BlackRock and other holders of Zambian bonds to cancel some of that debt, saying continuing to pay private creditors was "economically inefficient and morally wrong".

Economists accuse bondholders of standing to make huge profits at the expense of the crisis-hit country

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not anticipate any relief for Zambia after the end of a 2022-2025 debt programme, its mission chief Allison Holland said at a briefing on Wednesday.

Crispin Mason-Jones and his wife Dr Ellie Bond have raised tens of thousands of pounds to save a sports club in the remote community of Mfuwe in Zambia

Years of mismanagement have led to soaring debt levels, but critics say that without meaningful relief, austerity will continue

Crispin Mason-Jones and his wife Dr Ellie Bond have raised tens of thousands of pounds to save a sports club in the remote community of Mfuwe in Zambia

Zambia won International Monetary Fund approval for a $1.3 billion, 38-month loan program on Wednesday, a crucial step in the southern African country's quest to restructure its debts and rebuild an economy ravaged by mismanagement and COVID-19.

A nurse in South Australia could be sent back to Zambia just as Australia's hospital and aged care systems are complaining of a shortage of workers in the profession, especially in regional areas.

‘Finally my mum thinks I have a real job now’

Jade Phiri, who was representing Zambia, achieved great success across three different events at the recent Commonwealth Games

Zambia’s Copperbelt has been a centre of the world copper industry for almost a century. When mining began on an industrial scale in the 1920s, the mines employed both migrant white and African workers. By the time of Zambia’s independence in 1964, around 7,500 white workers and 38,000 African workers…