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Zambia

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 14:21:22 GMT
Zambia Looks to Become a Potential Communications Hub
[Balancing Act] London -- Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking to turn the disadvantages of being landlocked into advantages. He says the country should see itself as strategically located and turn itself into a hub of production, value a...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:24:43 GMT
In Drought-Prone Zambia, Farmers Learn New Tools to Save Harvests #AfricaClimateCrisis
[WFP] As the world marks the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, WFP helps growers recover from crop losses and capitalize on climate-smart techniques

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 06:28:20 GMT
Thousands of Congolese Refugees Return Home From Exile
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 6,000 Congolese refugees have been helped to return home since December 2021, after years of exile in Zambia.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:28:31 GMT
Meet Jacqueline Dube, a Driving Force Contributing to the Growth of the Textile Cooperative in Zambia
[Graça Machel Trust] Five inspiring facts about Jacqueline Dube.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:39:10 GMT
How Cooperatives Are Enabling Women to Take Advantage of Large-Scale Textile Business Opportunities
[Graça Machel Trust] It has been over 29 years since the Zambian Federation of Associations of Women in Business (ZFWAB), which hosts the Graça Machel Trust's Network of Women in Business (NABW), was established. Located in Lusaka capital of Zambia...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:51:08 GMT
Statement by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema at 77th UN General Assembly
[UN] HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, President of Zambia , stressed that the current challenges that the world faces, including the pandemic, climate change, the war in Ukraine and its effects on supply chains, food insecurity, high commodity and energy prices, ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:55:39 GMT
President Has Set a Perfect Example for Economic Recovery in Africa
[The Exchange] President Hichilema's plan for kickstarting the economic recovery in Zambia included taming inflation, job creation for the youth, restoring the confidence of international investors and addressing external debt.

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 04:42:28 GMT
Tanzania and Zambia Want to Upgrade the 'Uhuru Railway' - But Can They?
[The Conversation Africa] Half a century ago, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) stood out as a crucial symbol of Africa's struggle for independence. The 1,860km-long railway connects Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia with Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean.

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:27:16 GMT
Zambia Deports 44 Ethiopian Irregular Migrants, One Migrant Dies At Airport
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Immigration authorities in Zambia have deported 44 irregular migrants to Ethiopia, a spokesperson told Zambian media. Namati Nshinka, the Public Relations Officer of the Immigration Department, however, said one of the...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:29:34 GMT
Zambia's Energy Sector Drives the Country's Industrial Base
[Times of Zambia] ENERGY is a key sector to Zambia's socio-economic development and is inextricably linked to, and exerts a strong influence on other sectors of the economy.

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:08:02 GMT
Rights Groups Say Defamation Law Is Used to Silence Critics of President
[VOA] Lusaka -- Zambian rights groups are calling on the government to make good on a vow to repeal a defamation law they say is being used to silence critics of President Hakainde Hichilema. The call comes after Zambian police arrested an opposition...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:58:43 GMT
Angola and Zambia Seek Implementation of Migration Agreement
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Delegations from Angola and Zambia analyzed, in Lusaka, mechanisms for the implementation of an action plan aimed at effective materialization of the memorandum of understanding in the field of migration between the two States.

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:21:55 GMT
Zambian Parliamentarians Tackle Population Issues to Improve Quality of Life for Citizens
[IPS] Johannesburg -- Parliamentarians play a decisive role in addressing population issues, as was demonstrated when the majority voted against a private member motion to end the teaching of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Zambia in 2020.

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:06:09 GMT
Angola and Zambia Analyze Situation of Citizens in Conflict With Law
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The situation of Angolan citizens residing in Zambia and the implementation of the cooperation agreement in the field of defence and human rights, signed in April of this year, in Lusaka, dominated the meeting between the Ombudsman ...

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 05:00:57 GMT
Formal Presentation of the Country Programme Documents for South Sudan and Zambia
[UNFPA] Formal presentation by the Regional Director Lydia Zigomo of the UNFPA country programme documents: East and Southern Africa region -- South Sudan and Zambia



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