Africa
Hakainde Hichilema Re-Elected President of Zambia
Hakainde Hichilema has won a second five-year term as Zambia’s president, with the next phase of his economic agenda focused on turning…
Category: Zambia
Africa
Zambia Election Count Enters Final Phase After Disruptions to Vote Tallying
Zambia’s election count has resumed after a temporary suspension over attacks on polling officials and stolen ballot material, with final national results…
Africa
Zambia Votes as Economic Recovery, Cost of Living and Copper Ambitions Test Hichilema
Zambians are voting in elections that will test President Hakainde Hichilema’s record on debt restructuring, household living costs and the country’s copper-led…
Africa
Zambia’s Copper Industry Seeks Investment and Power Reforms Ahead of August 13 Election
Zambia’s mining sector is seeking policy clarity on power, investment and regulation as the country heads to the August 13 election and…
Art & Culture
Circus Zambia Brings Country’s 1960s ‘Afronauts’ Story to Edinburgh Fringe
Circus Zambia is using the Edinburgh Fringe to retell the country’s 1960s Afronauts story through contemporary African performance.
Africa
Zambia’s Solar Push Tests Decentralised Energy
Zambia has signed contracts for 156 constituency-based solar plants with a combined planned capacity of 312 MW. The test now is grid…
Africa
Zambia Extends Copper Export-Duty Waiver as Smelter Outages Test Industrial Policy
Zambia has extended a copper concentrate export-duty waiver as smelter maintenance disrupts processing capacity, testing the balance between short-term relief and long-term…
Zambia
Zambia to Enhance Water and Sanitation Services for 460,000 People
Over 460,000 people in Zambia will soon benefit from improved water and sanitation services, thanks to a $132 million loan from the…