AllAfrica News: Zambia

More Than 300 Arrests As African Countries Clamp Down on Cyber Threats

[Interpol] LYON -- Authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and seized 1,842 devices in an international operation targeting cyber attacks and cyber-enabled scams.

Communities Living Near Zambian Copper Mines Take Legal Action Against Mining Giant First Quantum Minerals Over Alleged Involuntary Resettlement of Thousands of People

[Leigh Day] Villagers from farming and fishing communities in Zambia are taking legal action against Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals (FQM) claiming the company effectively forced them to leave their villages and resettle in areas where they face severe hardship and poverty. The community members claim FQM failed to comply with Zambian law and international standards on resettlement when they were resettled to areas outside FQM's new mining areas.

What's Behind Hichilema's Constitutional Reforms in Zambia?

[People's Dispatch] Opposition parties allege that under the cover of constitutional reforms, President Hakainde Hichilema is manipulating the 2026 electoral race to secure victory despite his declining popularity.

Zambia's Fx Reserves Hit Record-High but Currency Woes Persist

[Daba Finance] TLDR

Landmark Resilience Plan to Support Refugee Hosting Communities in Zambia

[UNHCR] The Government of the Republic of Zambia, Embassy of Japan, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a landmark joint initiative to strengthen resilience and improve livelihoods for host communities and refugees in Zambia's Mayukwayukwa and Meheba refugee and former refugee-hosting areas.

High Soybean Prices in Zambia and Malawi May Make Chicken Costly Too - Lack of Competition Is to Blame

[The Conversation Africa] Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to food security in the region, as they are an important input in chicken feed.

Zambians Dissatisfied With Their Economy and the Country's Overall Direction

[Afrobarometer] The increasing cost of living tops the list of the most important problems that Zambians want their government to address.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers - Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon, and Zambia Reach Third Round

[CAF] Nigeria, Cameroon, Zambia, and Guinea secured their spots in the third and final round of qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, joining Côte d'Ivoire after their respective fixtures and victories on Saturday, 14 March.

Solutions to TB and HIV Benefit All of Us, North and South

[allAfrica] Nairobi -- In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that takes place anywhere else in the world. A few dozen people get sick, health workers attempt to locate and test everyone with a bad cough and other symptoms. A concerted effort is made to make sure that patients take their medications for the entire duration of treatment, at least six months, to help stem the creation of drug-resistant infections.

Fighting Multiple Outbreaks in Zambia's Copperbelt

[Africa CDC] Rain lashes the ground in northern Zambia, but the mission presses on. It's a Wednesday in January, and the showers that drench this region--bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north and east--have done little to dampen the resolve of four epidemiologists. They are here on a 14-day mission, working urgently to contain simultaneous outbreaks of cholera, mpox, and measles.

Mining in Toxic Lead Waste Poisons Children

[HRW] Comprehensive Mine Remediation, End to Hazardous Mining Urgently Needed in Kabwe

Gladiators Coach Targets Zambia Upset

[Namibian] Brave Gladiators coach Woody Jacobs is already plotting Zambia's downfall following Namibia's 1-0 win against Eswatini on Wednesday.

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