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The Latest Breaking News from Zambia

Fashion Sakala breaks dead rumour silence as Rangers star responds to vile trolls with trademark smirking response

The Zambia international has opted to see the funny side after being targeted on social media.

Daily Record · Feb 24, 2023

India: China should take losses in poor-nation debt rework

NEW DELHI: China must stop taking positions that block debt relief to some of the world’s poorest nations and be willing to take losses on its loans to them, India said in its capacity as the current Group of 20 leader.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2023

8 Croatians in Zambia face new charges of child trafficking

A Zambian official has announced that eight Croatians rearrested in the southern African country will face new charges of child trafficking and are expected to appear in court on Thursday

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

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Zambia rearrests 8 Croatians after charges dropped

Zambian authorities confirm that officials have rearrested eight Croatians, preventing them from leaving the southern African country after a court dropped child trafficking charges against them a day earlier

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Zambia drops child trafficking charges against 8 Croatians

A court in Zambia has discharged eight Croatians who were charged with child trafficking

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa Ranked As Most Corrupt Region In The World

Concerns regarding corruption across the world have arisen after Transparency International published their analysis of 2022

Zenger · Feb 5, 2023

Direct support to small scale farmers reduces poverty - what Zambia is doing right

Over half of Zambia’s population lived below the national poverty line in 2015. In rural areas, where 89% of households are engaged in agriculture, the poverty rate was even higher, at 77% of the population.

The Conversation · Feb 1, 2023

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China's first African debt rodeo is playing out in a land-locked country bigger than Texas

China is new to painful negotiations about taking a haircut on any of its loans.

Axios · Jan 26, 2023

‘Cope with your own debt’, China tells US over Zambia debt relief

Washington and Beijing are vying for influence in Africa, where Chinese banks are major lenders.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023

China uses US debt battle to deflect pressure on Africa debt

The Chinese government says the U.S. should stop pressuring it on debt relief for Zambia and get its own financial house in order to avert a default and the possible fallout on the global economy

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Yellen visits Zambian farm to showcase Africa's ag potential

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has visited sites in rural and urban Zambia to showcase Africa's potential to help solve the world's problems with food shortages

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2023

China tells US to fix its own debt problems after Yellen Africa remarks

After U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called China a "barrier" to debt reform in Africa this week, Chinese officials in Zambia had a pointed response - get your own house in order.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for urgent action to improve long-term food security in Africa and around the world, while adapting agricultural practices and technology to the changing climate.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

Mum of 16 opens up school for 200 poor kids with best friend after raising £350k through TikTok

Teacher Dora Moono Nyambe, 30, adopted 13 children and fostered three others after deciding to move to the village of Mapapa in Zambia to help alleviate poverty and open a free school with money she raised through TikTok

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2023

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Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Zambia visits by Yellen, IMF reflect concern over stalled debt talks, China

Two of the world's most powerful finance officials are visiting Zambia this week, a reflection of the growing concern shared by Western officials about how China and other creditors are handling the African country's debt.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

Kenyan prisoners on death row weren’t deterred by the threat of the death penalty: new research findings

Kenya’s last execution of a prisoner was in 1987. But the country still hosts a death row population of nearly 600. Almost all were sentenced to death for murder or robbery with violence. New sentences are handed down every year.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Yellen urges Zambia debt restructuring after talks with China

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday on a visit to Zambia it was critically important to restructure its debt, and she believes progress could be made after her frank talks last week with China, which is owed almost $6 billion by Lusaka.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

Copper transformed way the world works before: it's about to do so again

Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial light, electric power and telecommunications all required ever-increasing quantities of copper.

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The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Yellen in Zambia to discuss debt to China, public health

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg on her African tour

The National (Scotland) · Jan 22, 2023

Nicole Cooper: 10 things that changed my life

AWARD-WINNING actor Nicole Cooper tells Mark Brown about 10 things that changed her life...

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023

Yellen says China may be prepared to join Zambia debt deal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen again expressed cautious optimism that China will be willing to enter into a multilateral debt restructuring deal with Zambia.

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Yellen kickstarts Biden administration visits to Africa

The Biden administration’s big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen begins a 10-day visit aimed at promoting all the economic possibilities that lie between the U.S. and the world’s second-largest continent

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

Brighton confirm Enock Mwepu taken ill and undergoing hospital tests in Zambia

Mwepu was forced to retire from football at the age of 24 after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening heart condition.

Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023

Former Brighton star Enock Mwepu rushed to hospital after 'suspected heart attack'

Enock Mwepu was forced to retire aged just 24 last October due to a hereditary condition and reports in his native Zambia claim he has suffered a suspected heart attack

Tribune News Service · Jan 14, 2023

Yellen heads to Africa with US seeking to counter China’s influence

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen departs Tuesday to visit three African countries central to President Joe Biden’s strategy to rejuvenate ties on the continent and counter China’s influence across the developing world.

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