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Test case Zambia exposes China's rookie status on debt relief - sources

China's lack of experience with tricky debt restructurings and slow coordination among its public lenders is holding up debt relief for Zambia, a test case for the top emerging market creditor, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

Snare and shotgun injuries reveal more about threats to lions and leopards in Zambia

Wildlife and people are coming into more and more conflict across Africa as human populations expand. Habitat loss and fragmentation of animal populations are causing declines in species.

The Conversation

Four of eight missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso

Six of the missing men are Burkina Faso nationals, one is from Tanzania and another from Zambia.

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Herbicides threaten edible weeds in Zambia -- that may be bad news for local food security

The use of herbicides – substances that control unwanted plants – is on the rise across Africa. This trend has been referred to by some researchers as the “herbicide revolution”. This trend is driven by cheap herbicides flooding into the continent from Asia and global agrochemical companies discovering Africa’s emerging…

The Conversation

Zambia FA calls off football friendly against India due to unavailability of players

NEW DELHI: Three days after confirming their availability to play an international friendly match against India, the Football Association of Zambia has called off the game due to unavailability of players.

The Times of India

Women to be offered three days 'menstrual leave' each month in Spain

Government to follow Japan, South Korea and Zambia in giving time off to women suffering with serious symptoms

Wales Online

Emeli Sande worries about returning to Zambia after coming out earlier this year

The Read All About It singer admitted to being "nervous" before coming out, but expressed she wanted to "shout from the rooftops and celebrate" their relationship.

Daily Record

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Debt distress in Africa: biggest problems, and ways forward

The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress. This means that African governments are struggling to pay the debts that they incurred on behalf of their states. For example,…

The Conversation

Emeli Sandé: ‘Cutting my hair was the starting point of embracing myself’

The singer, 35, tells Hayley Myers about stunning Scottish nature, music in Zambia, meeting her partner and receiving an MBE

The Guardian - UK

Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spell potential trouble for Kenya

Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season. This will bring about some changes in the sub continent’s maize trade in the 2022/23 marketing year, in particular creating complications for Kenya. In…

The Conversation

BlackRock urged to delay debt repayments from crisis-torn Zambia

Anti-poverty campaigners say world’s largest fund manager refuses to reduce or delay payments on Zambia’s debt

The Guardian - UK

How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change

In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic needs is enormous. It is estimated that 3 billion people in the developing world subsist on less than US$2 a day per person.

The Conversation

Zambia’s President Hichilema goes eight months without salary

The Zambian leader, elected into office last August, says a salary was not his motivation for seeking public office.

Al Jazeera

Zambian FA confirms tragic death of FIFA doctor Joseph Kabungo at World Cup clash

The Zambian FA have released a statement to confirm that FIFA doctor Joseph Kabungo passed away on Tuesday night at the Abuja National Stadium in Nigeria

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Glasgow Live

Rangers forward Fashion Sakala returns positive Covid test ahead of Celtic match

The forward, 25, was due to line up for Zambia in their friendlies with Congo and Turkey

Daily Record

Fashion Sakala in Rangers sweat for Celtic clash as star tests positive for Covid ahead of derby showdown

The Zambia international has returned a positive result while preparing for the double header against Congo and Turkey.

Reuters

Zambia arrests leader of main opposition party for alleged corruption

Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested the leader of the nation's main opposition party for corruption involving more than $500,000, it said on Monday.

Reuters

Zambia's late former President Rupiah Banda buried

Zambian late former President Rupiah Banda, who ruled from 2008 to 2011 and died at 85 last week after a battle with cancer, was buried at Embassy Park in Lusaka, the capital, on Friday.

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The Independent UK

Zambia declares mourning after the death of former president

Zambia has declared a period of national mourning following the death of the country’s fourth president, Rupiah Banda, at the age of 85

Radio France Internationale

Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda dies, aged 85

Zambia’s fourth president, Rupiah Banda, died at home in Lusaka on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer, according to his family. He was 85.

Reuters

Zambia's former president Rupiah Banda dies aged 85

Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday after a battle with colon cancer, his son told Reuters.

Daily Record

Motherwell retro kits to be flown to Zambia as part of fan's football fundraiser as Bobby Madden donation revealed

A fundraising match will take place today to raise money for the cause.

Daily Mirror

'I'm a single mum at 29 with 15 children and people didn't think I could do it'

Teacher Dora Moono Nyambe, 29, adopted 12 children and fostered three others after deciding to move to the village of Mapapa in Zambia to help alleviate poverty and open a free school

The Conversation

African wild dogs cope with human development using skills they rely on to compete with other carnivores

Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like national parks. Within these limited areas, they must compete for the same food sources.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Ships Nearly 1.9 Mn More COVID Vaccine Doses to African Nations

The United States on Friday shipped nearly 1.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Mozambique and four other African countries in the latest surge of donations, a US official told AFP. "Thanks to the US commitment to playing a leading role in ending the pandemic everywhere," Mozambique will receive 840,000 Johnson…

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