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Court halts former Zambian president Lungu’s burial in South Africa hours before funeral
In a dramatic twist just hours before the planned funeral, the Zambian government obtained a court injunction in South Africa to halt the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu. This has intensified an ongoing dispute with his family over where he should be laid to rest. The Pretoria High Court intervened on Wednesday after…
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Zambian UN peacekeeper killed in border ambush as armed attacks surge in Central African Republic
A Zambian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations was killed during an ambush in the northern...
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Trump seeks $9.4B spending reversal, targeting DOGE-identified programs
The White House moved Tuesday to rescind $9.4 billion in previously approved federal spending,...
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AfDB to elect new president amid looming $555m funding cut from the U.S
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will elect a new president this week during its annual...
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Drunken Zambian police officer who freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year arrested
A drunken Zambian police officer who freed 13 suspects from custody on New Year’s Eve so they could celebrate the holiday has been arrested, as per officials. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri was...
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Popular Zambian musician Dandy Krazy dies after car accident on New Year’s Eve
Popular Zambian musician Dandy Krazy succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on Thursday after he got into a car crash on New Year’s Eve. Per BBC, Dandy Krazy, born Wesley Chibambo, was 47. The deceased...
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Zambia: Suspected ‘witchdoctors’ accused of trying to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema arrested
Authorities in Zambia have charged two suspected “witchdoctors” who were allegedly promised $73,000 to try and bewitch the southern African country’s president, Hakainde Hichilema. Per...
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3 facts about Amon Simutowe, the third black chess grandmaster from Africa
Amon Simutowe was introduced to the game of chess by his brother at the tender age of 10. Though his first love was football, chess soon outpaced this passion when he learned more about the intriguing...
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The custom where a man can inherit his brother’s wife is backed by law in Zambia
The philosophy behind the widow inheritance of the Bemba, Nsenga and Lenje tribes of Zambia is to ensure the family of the deceased man is well taken care of after his death. The deceased’s brother,...
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Zambia is now first African country to suspend debt service payments on loans due to COVID-19
Zambia has temporarily suspended interest payments to private creditors totaling $3 billion as it struggles to contain the economic effect of COVID-19, making it the first African country to default on...
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South Africans Stand in Solidarity with Fellow Africans To Protest #XenophobicSA
On Thursday, both South Africans and immigrants marched together in anti-xenophobic protests in Johannesburg (pictured) and Port Elizabeth, demanding for an end to the targeting of “foreigners,”...
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South Africa Sends Army To Stamp Out Violence, Africa Reacts to #XenophobicSA
With seven people being killed by South Africans in a rash of xenophobic violence in recent weeks, on Tuesday, the government sent the army to a number of hostels (pictured) in order to deter further violence,...
