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The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, Zambia’s US$319 and Ghana’s US$354. Yet today China has GDP per…

Zambia police refute claims against Mubita Nawa, calling it a ‘smear campaign’

Around the world, lands with water and food resources are being snatched up by powerful interests. The Grab director Gabriela Cowperthwaite discusses her documentary that is both a geopolitical thriller and a call to action.

Six years in the making, jaw-dropping new film The Grab shows a secret scramble by governments and private firms to buy up global resources

Thousands of global health volunteers, most from the United States, travel to Africa every year. These volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of experience. They include surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and medical students. They arrive with the ambition to improve health outcomes in Africa and learn about “global…

Exclusive: level at highest in more than 30 years, say campaigners, who want ‘rapid and effective’ relief scheme

Former Zambian first lady and daughter arrested for owning properties worth million, facing money laundering allegations.

Collins Nzovu says country’s plight is foretaste of disasters that will increasingly afflict region as climate breakdown takes hold

Nearly 350,000 cases have been reported in the past four years, with 6,000 lives lost