Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces have been killing civilians in an insurgency-hit region, prompting the latest influx of refugees into northern Zambia, a senior UN official said, citing accounts of asylum seekers.
Zambia plans to drop treason charges against the country's main opposition leader and free him from prison on Monday under a deal brokered by the Commonwealth secretary-general, government and legal sources told Reuters.
A major UK-based mining company operating in Zambia has been polluting the drinking water in the African nation to catastrophic levels, prompting legal action in British courts by lawyers representing hundreds of Zambian villagers affected by toxic leaks.
Zambia's defense minister has won the country’s presidential elections on the ruling Patriotic Front party’s ticket amid the archrival’s allegation of voter fraud.
Zambian President Michael Sata has threatened to dissolve the country’s parliament, accusing ministers of failing to defend his government from opposition attacks.
Zambian President Michael Sata has threatened to dissolve the country’s parliament, accusing ministers of failing to defend his government from opposition attacks
The Zambian government has denied media reports that it is lagging behind in terms of preparations for the co-hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) general assembly with Zimbabwe, saying preparations are on course.
At least five people are feared dead after part of the earth caved in and buried them alive as they were working on a sewer line in a splashy residential area in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, local media reported on Monday.
20120814 AFP Zambia's main opposition leader was arrested Monday and charged with publishing false information after he claimed that ruling party youth were being trained by Sudanese militia, police said.
20120806 AFP Zambian coal miners killed a Chinese mine manager and injured his colleague in a riot over wages at a mine known for tensions with the Chinese investor in southern Zambia, state media reported.
2012-07-11 Xinhua Zambian President Michael Sata has made a mini-reshuffle of his cabinet by creating two more ministries, the Zambia Daily Mail reported on Wednesday.
20120530 AFP The death toll from a massive stampede that broke out in northeastern Zambia when 5,000 people jostled for casual work at a fishing factory has risen to nine, a local official said Tuesday.
20120225 AFP UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Zambia had deepened its democracy with a peaceful handover of power following the election of ex-opposition leader President Michael Sata last year.
20120214 AFP Zambia's national team arrived home Monday to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Copper Bullets after they won the country's first Africa Cup of Nations title.
20120214 AP LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — With an escort of jet fighters screaming above and tens of thousands of screaming fans on the ground, Zambia's victorious soccer team flew home Monday to a hero's welcome.
20120205 AFP Stoppila Sunzu, Christopher Katongo and James Chamanga scored as Zambia overcame 10-man Sudan 3-0 Saturday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals after a 16-year absence.
20120204 AFP Zambian corruption investigators on Friday arrested a former minister on theft charges and recorded a statement from ex-president Rupiah Banda's wife in another probe, an official said.