A major environmental disaster has struck Zambia. A once-thriving river was rendered lifeless overnight due to a massive acidic waste spill from a Chinese-owned mine on February 18, 2025. The spill ...

As Zambia looks to profit from the growing global demand for copper and other transition minerals — essential for the world’s ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) expressed concern Friday over a Zambian court’s interim injunction that blocks a media outlet from airing an investigation documentary on Chinese investments ...

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit at the Carrinho food processing factory near Lobito, Angola, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) ...

In the wake of a toxic spill at a Zambian mine, residents are demanding $420m (K9.98trn) in compensation from Chinese state-owned company Sino Metals Leach Zambia, according to a Bloomberg report. The ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Zambian government succeeded in getting a court order to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa on Wednesday after it filed a last-minute case ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Zambian authorities on Thursday to investigate the consequences of acid released into a river following the rupture of a dam holding mining waste, which has polluted ...

Zambia plans to cut its budget deficit to the lowest level since 2011, a rare move in an election year. The budget shortfall is expected to narrow to 2.1% of gross domestic product in 2026 from a ...

After a 2-month legal battle, "News Diggers" was finally able to air its investigative film on China's environmental and labour abuses in Zambia. This statement was originally published on rsf.org on ...

Orbis' eye health programme has almost doubled eye care screenings for children in Zambia during its first two years.

(CNN) — In 1993, Zambia’s national soccer team had captivated the nation. For once, there was real, genuine hope that this young, exciting squad could qualify for its first World Cup in 1994. To do so ...