With $18.6 billion in debt upon its default in 2020, Zambia reached a preliminary agreement in October with foreign lenders
Zambia’s president faults private creditors for debt deal delays Read More »
Zambia gets financial aid despite default; currency instability, inflation challenges persist.
IMF revises restructuring Zambia proposal, releases $187 million Read More »
In Lusaka alone, the Zambia National Public Health Institute documented a minimum of 46 deaths and over 1,600 infections attributed to cholera
Zambia confronts dual health crisis: Cholera and anthrax outbreaks Read More »
Unprecedented anthrax outbreak in Zambia affects nine provinces. Over 680 cases reported, raising concerns for public health.
Unprecedented Anthrax outbreak engulfs Zambia Read More »
Five confirmed dead, one rescued alive and 30 still trapped
Search for trapped Zambian miners continues one week on Read More »
State of victims remains unknown as they approach fifth day of being trapped under mud
Zambia’s president calls for speedy rescue of 31 trapped miners Read More »
Chingola Cop-A Sensele open pit mine collapsed under heavy rain, says Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu
More than 30 miners trapped as pit quarry collapses in Zambia Read More »
Statistician-General Mulenga Musepa disclosed that consumer prices rose by 12.9% from the preceding year
Zambia records 20-month high inflation due to kwacha depreciation Read More »
Zambia’s efforts to restructure its debt have been dealt a major blow as official creditors have rejected a revised deal to rework $3 billion of Eurobonds. The country’s official creditor committee (OCC), which includes China, Japan, and the Paris Club of creditor nations, said that the deal did not offer comparable relief to both commercial and official creditors.
Zambia’s debt restructuring bid stalled over more relief demands Read More »
In the past year, there were several notable archaeological discoveries, including the earliest known human amputation and the unearthing of a lost city in Iraq following a severe drought.
Archaeologists discover 500,000-year-old wooden artifacts in Zambia Read More »
