The Gauteng High Court has ordered the Zambian government to return late President Edgar Lungu’s body to a South African mortuary after a family dispute. Lungu’s family opposes a state funeral in ...

Zambia is the second largest copper producer in Africa, and the US is seeking greater access to the country’s mineral resources Image: Damian Gillie/Construction ...

Lionel Messi stretched his hands toward Argentine fans at La Bombonera after firing a goal into the back of the net. It’s unclear when (or if) Messi will decide he will play in the World Cup. It’s ...

Zambia’s economic growth rate slowed markedly in the final quarter of last year, resulting in annual output increasing at almost half the rate expected by the government. Inflation slowed to the ...

Image — Abandoned USAID road signage in Moroto district on 20 July 2025 in Karamoja region, Uganda. Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images. The most blatant deal-making has come from the US. A current ...

The Trump administration is considering cutting HIV relief to Zambia if the country fails to meet a list of demands, according to a new report. Key to those demands is the U.S. receiving more access ...

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.” By Stephanie Nolen Reporting from ...

The family of ex-Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa last June and is yet to be buried, have dismissed allegations he was poisoned. South African police also want custody of his ...

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Zambia’s presidency rejected proposed regulations that seek to give the state a minimum 15% stake in mines producing copper and other critical minerals without having to pay for it. A draft statutory ...

LUSAKA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Zambia's finance minister on Sunday welcomed a milestone upgrade from S&P Global ratings agency that removed the copper-rich country's default status in the latest sign of ...

Used throughout history, African net sponges have been making a comeback. But, what is this bathing tool and why do people love it so much? Joshua Cox-Steib Joshua Cox-Steib is a sociologist and ...