[State Department] Washington D.C. -- President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s December 2024 travel to Angola was the first visit of a U.S. president to Sub-Saharan Africa since 2015.  Assistant Secretary Molly Phee provides an overview of ...

[CAF] Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman, Zambia striker Barbra Banda and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were the big winners at a star-studded 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday as Africa's best performers for the year were honour...

[AIM] Maputo -- Zambia and Malawi have suspended the import of fuel via the central Mozambican port of Beira because of the demonstrations and riots following allegations of massive fraud in the general elections held on 9 October.

[allAfrica] The Constitutional Court ruled that former president Edgar Lungu could not run for re-election in 2026 - a year after Lungu announced his return to active political life.

[United States Senate] WASHINGTON -- Following last week's announcement of over $560 million in new funding to support the Lobito Corridor project, including commitments expected to generate at least $200 million in additional private-sector capital ...

[CAF] Angola and Zambia have sealed their places at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2025 finals after they came through semi-final clashes in the COSAFA qualifiers in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

[Daba Finance] Zambia and France have signed a bilateral debt restructuring agreement. It's a significant step in Zambia's effort to revamp its $13 billion external debt. Under the agreement, Zambia will extend the maturity of its debt by an average ...

[Daba Finance] Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Renewables, a subsidiary of Zambia's CEC, has raised $97 million through its second green bond issuance. This follows the $53 million first tranche in 2023, which financed two solar plants producing ...

[IPS] Over the past few years, new "tools of control" affecting the work of civil society organisations have multiplied, often imposing forms of "bureaucratic criminalisation" and "administrative harassment". In particular, more and more restrictive ...

[Cosafa] Zambia took a big step towards the semifinals of the TotalEnergies CAF Under 17 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier when they beat old foes Zimbabwe 5-1 in an entertaining Group B clash in Johannesburg on Saturday.

[DFC] WASHINGTON, D.C -- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation CEO Scott Nathan accompanied U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on a visit to Angola. The U.S. Government announced the commitment of a loan of up to $553 million to upgrade ...

[RFI] US President Joe Biden announced more than $1 billion in funding for drought-stricken African nations as he ended his three-day visit to Angola with a summit at the port of Lobito, where a $3 billion railway project aims to connect Angola's Atl...

[Nile Post] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in collaboration with the African Union (AU), has unveiled the Lusaka Agenda, a bold initiative aimed at achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) across the continent.

[ANGOP] Benguela -- The President of the Republic of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, highlighted on Tuesday (Dec 4), in Benguela, the vital importance of the Lobito Corridor for the implementation of the African Free Trade Zone.

[White House] President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met today with President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, to discuss the U.S.-Zambian relationship and our shared commitment to economic and democratic progress.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Multilateral Summit on the Lobito Corridor, which is attended by Presidents João Lourenço (Angola), Joe Biden (United States), Félix Tshisekedi (DRC), Hakainde Hichilema (Zambia) and the Vice President of Tanzania...

[ANGOP] Benguela -- The Multilateral Summit on the Lobito Corridor plays an important role in attracting investments to boost this US-backed railway project, the provincial governor of Benguela, Manuel Nunes Júnior said today.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The third and final day of US President Joe Biden's visit was the highlight of his participation in Benguela in the Multilateral Summit on the Lobito Corridor, with his counterparts João Lourenço (Angola), Félix Tshis...

[VOA] Luanda/Lobito -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday headed to a U.S.-financed African development project that weaves together his personal love of railroads with his desire to leave a legacy on the continent that will outlive his administra...

[White House] Belas -- National Museum of Slavery

[Africa CDC] The February 2024 Decision of the African Union Assembly on the report of the President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, the African Union Champion for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR),...

[VOA] Lusaka, Zambia -- Civil society organizations in Zambia have raised concern over the government's introduction of a bill that they say is restrictive and suffocates Zambia's active non-governmental organization sector.

[WFP] Lusaka -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expanded the distribution of food and commodity vouchers to 21,800 drought-affected people in the southern districts of Gwembe, Siavonga and Sinazongwe following a US$1 million contrib...

[The Herald] Police have arrested Fugitive Zambian Member of Parliament for Petauke Central Emmanuel Jay Banda who escaped from

[Nyasa Times] Malawi and Zambia, just like other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries, have spoken out about the relationship with Russia amid rising concerns that it is 'a double-edged sword'.

[VOA] Lusaka, Zambia -- In Zambia, Catholic bishops raised the alarm this week about increased arrests and prolonged detentions of opposition leaders.

[VOA] Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a summit this week in Victoria Falls to identify ways to attract investors for energy projects and development.