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‘I never dreamed I would carry a gun’: the Zambian women keeping poachers at bay

Protecting threatened species in the Lower Zambezi national park was traditionally a man’s role. Now the country’s first all-female conservation squad is bringing a new perspective to the fight

The Guardian - UK

‘Art is a form of protest that leaves no blood’: Zambian poet puts African voices on the spoken-word stage

Prompted by the struggles of motherhood, Vanessa Chisakula uses her art to address women’s rights, African identity and mental health – and gives others a platform to do the same

The Guardian - UK

AFCON 2023 stadiums: Host cities, capacities, and everything you need to know

There are six AFCON 2023 stadiums in Ivory Coast, all of which are either purpose-built or significantly renovated

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Anti-corruption authorities to investigate Zambia's foreign minister over cash-counting video

Zambian anti-corruption authorities say they will investigate after a video on social media allegedly showed the foreign minister receiving piles of cash from a Chinese businessman

The Independent UK

Some Catholic bishops reject Pope's stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

Some Catholic bishops say they will not follow the Vatican’s new direction on allowing blessings for same-sex couples

The Independent UK

Judge throws out Kabwe lead-poisoning case against Anglo American mining

South African court dismisses huge class-action lawsuit over toxic legacy of mining at Broken Hill in Zambia between 1925 and 1974

The Guardian - UK

How to watch AFCON 2023: live stream the tournament around the world

Learn everything you need to know to watch the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, running from January 13 – February 11.

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Strokes, terrible pain and early death: can Zambia help beat sickle cell by screening babies?

Early diagnosis and treatment could save lives from the disease, which kills 50% of affected children under five

The Guardian - UK

How to watch 2023 Africa Cup of Nations: live stream all 2024 AFCON matches online from anywhere

With the best teams on the continent set to converge on the Ivory Coast, here's how to watch 2023 African Cup of Nations live streams wherever you are in 2024.

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5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported

The World Health Organization says five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year

The Independent UK

Rescuers have recovered 11 bodies after landslides at a Zambia mine. More than 30 are feared dead

Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies recovered from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried them as they were digging tunnels last month

The Independent UK

A survivor is pulled out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after being trapped. Dozens remain missing

Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped under landslides caused by heavy rain

The Independent UK

Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been buried for days

A member of a rescue team has raised hope that there may be survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 informal miners have been trapped under debris for days after heavy rain caused landslides

The Independent UK

Zambia landslides bury miners digging tunnels illegally, killing 7 and leaving more than 20 missing

Police and local authorities in Zambia say seven miners have been confirmed dead and more than 20 others are missing, presumed dead, after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they had been digging illegally at a copper mine

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Zambia's foreign debt tragedy – what needs to happen to resolve the crisis

Three years after defaulting on its foreign debt, Zambia is still trying to reach agreement with all its creditors on how to manage this situation. This has left the southern African country in a state of development finance limbo. It is handicapped in raising the funds needed to generate jobs,…

The Hindu

Narcotics Control Bureau busts international drug syndicate; cocaine worth ₹15 crore seized, two foreigners held

“The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international drug syndicate and seized 2kg of cocaine from a Zambian national in a hotel in Mumbai,” an NCB official said on November 13.

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German leaders in Africa to boost economic ties and talk migration

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Nigeria and Ghana on Sunday, as the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is to visit Tanzania and Zambia from Monday.

The Hindu

Zambia seeks Indian help in manufacture of small arms, ammunition

India and Zambia agreed to explore opportunities for collaboration in defence equipment manufacturing. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane assured Zambian side of cooperation in military training and capacity building

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World’s biggest bat colony gathers in Zambia every year: we used artificial intelligence to count them

Everybody who visits Kasanka National Park in Zambia during “bat season” agrees that the evening emergence of African straw-coloured fruit bats from their roost site is one of the wildlife wonders of the world. The bats (Eidolon helvum) arrive at Kasanka every year around October. The numbers swell rapidly until…

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Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years

Archaeologists have excavated two logs of the large-fruited bushwillow tree that were notched, shaped and joined nearly half a million years ago along the banks of Kalambo river, zambia

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World’s Oldest Man-made Wooden Structures Discovered In Africa

The structures date back half a million years.

The Independent UK

This simple log structure may be the oldest example of early humans building with wood

A pair of crossed logs in Zambia may be the oldest evidence of early humans building with wood

The Guardian - UK

‘Oldest wooden structure’ discovered on border of Zambia and Tanzania

Logs shaped with sharp tools on border of river predate rise of modern humans and may have formed walkway or platform

The Independent UK

Proof of Stone Age humans building wooden structures uncovered by archaeologists

Researchers reported on the excavation of well-preserved wood, thought to date back at least 476,000 years, at a site in Kalambo Falls, Zambia.

The Independent UK

China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges deeper ties with Global South

The leaders of China and Zambia have announced an upgrading of their ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, as the world’s second-largest economy forges deeper ties with the Global South

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