Zambia

  • Oct 25
  • 6 min read

Zambia faces political interference in the judiciary

The government is pressuring the courts to ban the former president from running for election again

Zambia
  • Sep 25
  • 2 min read

Zambia’s Hichilema may face reproach over axed judges

The president has suspended three judges who were set to rule on his predecessor’s eligibility to run for office again

Zambia
  • Sep 6
  • 6 min read

Zambia plans a larger state role in the mining sector

Rising demand for critical minerals has motivated the formation of a new state-owned investment company

Zambia
  • Aug 19
  • 7 min read

Zambia border closure imperils Congo’s copper exports

The rapid escalation of a trade dispute between Congo and Zambia underscores risks to Congo’s minerals exports

Congo-Kinshasa
  • Aug 1
  • 6 min read

Institutional flaws will mar Zambia anti-graft efforts

Lack of institutional independence hampers the fight against corruption in government

Zambia
  • May 7
  • 7 min read

Severe drought spells economic woes for Zambia

The country’s worst drought in two decades threatens food security and power supplies

Zambia
  • Apr 17
  • 7 min read

Zambia edges towards a resolution of its debt crisis

Zambia appears to have regained the initiative in its long-running sovereign debt crisis

Zambia
  • Mar 26
  • 2 min read

Zambia debt deal offers long-delayed relief

Zambia finally appears to have reached a debt restructuring deal, over three years after its initial request

Zambia
  • Mar 1
  • 2 min read

Drought will add to Zambia’s economic and debt crisis

The president has declared a national emergency due to an ongoing drought

Zambia