[ad_1] TRADE promotion agency, ZimTrade has tabled plans to connect local companies to the Zambia Agritech Expo set to kick off later this week. The high-level event in Zambia showcases the latest agricultural technology, products, and services which include precision agriculture technology, irrigation systems, seed and fertilizer innovations, livestock management solutions, and agricultural machinery and … Read More “Zimbabwe: Zimtrade Targets Zambia’s Agritech Expo” »
Category: Zambia
[ad_1] Washington DC — As leaders gather for the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank amid the cherry blossom trees of Washington, DC, there is some good news to celebrate. After three years of difficult negotiations within the G20 Common Framework on Debt, with the support of the IMF, Zambia has finally secured … Read More “Africa: Leaders Need to Break the Chokehold of Debt and Austerity. Our Health Depends On It” »
[ad_1] Luanda — Angola beat Zambia, 8-5, in the 2nd round of the “CAN2024” African Championship, played this Saturday, at the Prince Moulay Abdallah pavilion, in Rabat (Morocco). Despite the triumph, the National Team lost at half-time, by 0-1, in a Group A challenge, which was entirely balanced. In the opening round, Thursday, the Angolan … Read More “Zambia/Angola: Angola Beats Zambia in African Futsal” »
[ad_1] 43rd Ordinary Session This submission relates to the review of the Republic of Zambia under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children’s rights. Impact of Lead Pollution on Children’s Rights (articles 5, 12, and 14) Lead contamination around the former … Read More “Zambia – Submission to the African Committee of Experts On the Rights and Welfare of the Child” »
[ad_1] Authorities Should Ensure Freedoms of Association, Assembly, and Expression On Saturday, Zambian police summoned a Catholic priest, Fr. Andrew Chewe Mukosa, for “interviews” at the Copperbelt Police Headquarters on April 9. The summons, which was posted online, indicated that the priest was being sought for “the purpose of investigations,” but provided no information regarding … Read More “Zambian Police Summon Priest After Critical Sermon” »
[ad_1] Geneva/New York — More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection and monitoring of outbreaks, effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in response … Read More “Malawi: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera” »
[ad_1] Since 2021, over 4,000 people in rural and urban areas have become literate in Zambia’s official language, English, as a result of the Socialist Party’s program On March 21, over 350 people, the majority of whom were women, graduated from the Second Phase of the Fred M’membe Literacy and Agroecology Campaign Program. Officially launched … Read More “Zambia: Literacy for Liberation – How the Socialist Party of Zambia Is Fighting Illiteracy” »
[ad_1] Lusaka, Zambia — “We began our life together from scratch. I was full of life, passion and blind love,” says mother-of-three Mwaka*. “Then, later, you find out who the person truly is.” At 22, Mwaka married a man she met through her mother. He had been hired to work as a science and English … Read More “Zambia: ‘You Will Thrive’ – How a UNFPA-Supported Shelter Empowers Women and Girls in Zambia to Break Free From Abuse” »
[ad_1] Washington — The World Bank today released the following statement on Zambia: “The World Bank welcomes the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and bondholders on the terms for restructuring Zambia’s Eurobonds. This follows the agreement Zambia reached in 2023 with the official bilateral creditors. The Official Creditor Committee has confirmed … Read More “Africa: World Bank Group Statement On Debt Restructuring Agreement for Zambia” »
[ad_1] Luanda — The Angolan head of state, João Lourenço, is traveling Friday to the Zambian capital, Lusaka, to participate in an extraordinary summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mozambique. According to the Press Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, João … Read More “Angola to Attend Extraordinary Summit On DRC in Lusaka” »