World Bank Lifts Africa 2026 Growth to 4.3%
The World Bank raised its 2026 growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3%, with 35 of 47 economies upgraded. What...
October 7, 2026Topic
Zambia
African Pulse for Friday, October 2, 2026
Africa today: Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties, Congo's Ebola toll passes 4,000, Nigerian workers strike and Zambia cuts its rate...
October 2, 2026
Lusaka street vendors defy deadline in Zambia’s capital
Vendors in Zambia's capital ignored a 29 September eviction deadline, as the country declared a new cholera outbreak with 11...
October 1, 2026
Zambia IMF Talks Open on New Loan After Debt Default
Zambia, Africa's No. 2 copper producer, has opened talks on a new IMF loan after its US$1.7 billion programme expired....
October 1, 2026
Zambia Tells UAE Investors Inflation Kept Falling Through Its Election
Zambia's president told Abu Dhabi investors inflation kept falling through the August vote, to an eight-year low, as US$2.1 billion...
September 30, 2026
Zambia’s State Miner Accuses Abu Dhabi Investor of Breaching Copper Deal
Zambia’s state mining firm says Abu Dhabi’s IRH fell US$61 million short on 2025 payments at Mopani, a copper mine...
September 30, 2026
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
Avocado Mining Pleads Guilty in Zambia Copper Case
Avocado Mining pleaded guilty on 22 September to 10 counts of attempted smuggling after declaring copper concentrates as cement, ZRA...
September 28, 2026 Zambia Explained: The Country, Its Copper Economy, Its Politics and What to Watch
Zambia explained: Hichilema's second term, the post-election treason cases, a copper boom, the kwacha and debt recovery, and what foreigners...
September 27, 2026