Zambia

Zambia has demanded answers over the death of a student who was fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Lusaka has asked Moscow "to urgently provide information on the circumstances" surrounding Lemekhani Nyirenda's death. The 23-year-old, a…

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will battle for the Bronze medal at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament on Friday when they square off against Zambia, by 9 p.m (Nigerian time) at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca,…

Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) defending Champions Nigeria, as well as Morocco, South Africa and Zambia have seal qualification to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. Holders Nigeria kept alive its hopes…

A Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children chanting racist slogans in Chinese has been arrested in neighbouring Zambia, an immigration official said. "He was arrested in Chipata, Zambia, after fleeing the country," Malawi…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission  holds discussions with Zambian officials on the thorny issue of debt that has been strangling the country for many months. The two-day visit led by the IMF deputy managing director,…

Zambia’s veteran opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as president in front of a packed stadium in the capital, Lusaka. His election has raised the hopes of his counterparts in other African states that they too can…

The IMF Support has been put on hold until after the August 12 elections which invariably brings the country’s debt restructuring to a pause. According to Reuters report, Zambia owes in excess of $12 billion to external…

On Sunday, Zambia was hit by an electricity outage that affected almost every state in the country. This was as a result of irregular rainfall which resulted in power cuts. The state owned power company Zesco made the announcement, it…

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the military to curtail electoral violence ahead of the 12 August general elections - amid criticism by the opposition and other groups. “I have allowed the Zambia Army, Zambia…

African leaders gathered in Zambia on Friday to attend a memorial service for Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president and a champion of African nationalism. The leaders of Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe flew into Lusaka to…