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Zambian president’s feud with late rival continues over funeral plans

Family of Edgar Lungu trying to prevent repatriation of his body for state funeral presided over by his successor

The Guardian - UK

South African court tells Zambian ex-president's family to hand over body for burial at home

A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country

The Independent UK

6 months after toxic mine spill in northern Zambia, US Embassy orders personnel out of the area

The United States Embassy in Zambia has ordered all U.S. government personnel to leave a region in the north of the country affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned mine that happened six months ago

The Independent UK

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Tourists from Malawi and Zambia are first to face $15,000 visa bonds in US

Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers.

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Nigeria vs Morocco: Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final 2025 – teams, start

Nigeria hunt a 10th WAFCON title against a Morocco side seeking their first when the pair face off in Rabat.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria and Morocco book semi final berths at women's Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria and hosts Morocco moved into the semi-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations following victories on Friday night over Zambia and Mali respectively.

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Barbra Banda on Zambia’s progress at Wafcon: ‘We have a really good feeling’

The Orlando Pride forward is thriving while playing for her country after a sex eligibility row

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Big guns line up for shot at glory as women's Afcon enters knockout stages

The 2024 women's Africa Cup of Nations enters the last eight knockout stages on Friday as nine-time champions Nigeria face Zambia in Casablanca and hosts Morocco entertain Mali at the Stade Olympique in Rabat.

Radio France Internationale

Zambia facing a democratic crossroads as it enters a fresh constitutional crisis

The election of Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, in 2021 was widely interpreted as a victory for democracy. Zambia had suffered rising repression under former leader Edgar Lungu, but Hichilema promised democratic accountability. However, there are now concerns that his government is promoting constitutional changes that would entrench ruling-party dominance.

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Chimps develop fashion trend by shoving grass in their ears — and in their butts

Chimpanzees are running around with grass in their ears and butts at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia. This is the second time a bizarre fad-like behavior has gripped the sanctuary's chimps, but wearing the grass accessories in their butts is a new twist.

LiveScience

British woman and New Zealander killed in elephant attack on Zambia safari

The victims were attacked by a female elephant protecting her calf in South Luangwa National Park

Evening Standard

British tourist among two women killed by elephant while on safari in Zambian national park

The two women were charged by a female elephant and her calf during the incident

The Independent UK

Africa’s development banks are being undermined: the continent will pay the price

Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB).

The Conversation

Zambia runs on mostly green power, but households use polluting cooking fuel: study suggests how to fix this

Zambia, like many African countries, is facing a crisis over clean cooking fuel. Over 80% of the population still relies on polluting fuels like charcoal and firewood. This exposes families to toxic indoor air, deepens poverty and gender inequality, drives deforestation, and adds to climate change.

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Mourners left waiting as court orders halt to former Zambian president’s funeral

Halt to burial in Johannesburg is latest chapter in feud Edgar Lungu had with his successor Hakainde Hichilema

The Independent UK

Last-minute court order halts former president’s burial in South Africa

The Zambian government has won a last-minute court order stopping the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu

The Guardian - UK

Ordinary Zambians lose out twice: to global looting and local corruption

Letter: Emmanuel Mwamba and Fiona Mulaisho respond to an editorial on US aid cuts to Zambia and huge sums taken out of the country by multinationals

The Conversation

Are Chinese investors grabbing Zambian land? Study finds that’s a myth

Media coverage of Chinese land investments in African agriculture often reinforces narratives of a “weak African state” and the “Chinese land grab”, highlighting power imbalances between the actors involved in these land deals.

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Ghana and Zambia have snubbed Africa’s leading development bank: why they should change course

The governments of Ghana and Zambia recently took a decision that could have serious consequences for other African countries. The decision relates to arrangements on how the two countries will repay the debt they owe to Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

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The Guardian view on Zambia’s Trumpian predicament: US aid cuts are dwarfed by a far bigger heist

Editorial: As the US decries corruption, a paper suggests the real scandal is multinationals legally extracting billions from Africa’s resource-rich nation

Radio France Internationale

Crayfish smuggling foiled as Malawi acts to protect native species

Environmental activists in Malawi have supported the decision by theMalawian authorities to confiscate and arrest five Zambians who wereattempting to smuggle over 200kgs of live crayfish intothe country. The activists and experts say the invasive Crayfish isknown for its predatory traits and threatens Malawi's native specieswhich are endemic to the…

The Independent UK

Edgar Lungu: Former Zambian president who left chequered legacy dies aged 68

Edgar Lungu’s death comes six months after a court ruling prevented him from running for president again

Euronews

Zambia rebukes envoys after US goes public with medical aid cut over 'systemic theft'

US ambassador to Zambia called a press conference to reveal a $50 million (€45 million) cut in health aid to the African country over alleged corruption.

The Independent UK

US says it will reduce health aid to Zambia because medicines were stolen and sold

The United States will cut $50 million in aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “systematic” theft of medicines and medical products the money paid for

The Conversation

Solar power in Zambia: ‘If it works for my neighbour, I’ll try it too’

In sunny Zambia, fewer than 6% of rural people have access to electricity, leaving over 94% in darkness.

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