More: Zambia
Can Hichilema Turn Zambia’s Recovery Into Sustainable Growth?
Zambians will vote on August 13 in presidential and parliamentary elections, with polls and investors widely expecting President Hakainde Hichilema to defeat a fragmented...
TAZARA: A Key Symbol of Chinese Presence in Africa and the Necessity for Modernization
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) stands as one of the largest infrastructure projects in Africa and serves as a significant representation of the enduring friendship...
Extreme weather patterns in Southern Africa and Its Implications
In response to severe drought, the government of Namibia recently announced to cull 723 wild animals, including elephants and hippopotamuses, to feed 1.4 million...
Mnangagwa Considers Zambia as a Security Threat in Southern Africa
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, during a special meeting on the sidelines, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held on 5 to 8 June, with...
Boosting Agricultural Productivity and Investment for Sustained Growth in Zambia
WhileZambia’s economy is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and a previous recession, a new Country Economic Monitor (CEM) report shows pathways that can...
In Zambia’s Reform Process, Political Parties Remain a Weak Link
Authors: R. Maxwell Bone & Mike Brodo*
In Zambia’s August 2021 elections, Hakainde Hichilema defeated then-incumbent President Edgar Lungu by a margin of over twenty...
Japan, Hitachi and UNIDO to train construction equipment operators in Zambia
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan, the Government of Zambia, and Hitachi Construction Machinery company are joining forces to...
Hakainde Hichilema and the future of African leadership
On 16 August 2021, opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema shocked the world by becoming the seventh president-elect of Zambia in a landslide victory over incumbent President Edgar...
World Bank Support to Empower Zambia’s Women, Girls, and the Poorest Households
Earlier this month, the Zambian government and the World Bank have signed a credit agreement for additional financing to support the Girls Education and...
With the West in Turmoil, Africa Looks for New Partners
Nothing reflects the broken international structure more aptly than the news that the United States has grabbed the world’s entire supply of coronavirus-treating drug...