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Russia says it is checking details on death of Zambian student in Ukraine

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was working to ascertain details about the death of Zambian student on the frontline in Ukraine, the TASS news agency reported.

Reuters

Zambian officials say student killed on Russia-Ukraine front line

Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was studying in Moscow but imprisoned in April 2020 and sent to fight in Ukraine this year.

Al Jazeera

Zambia seeks answers from Russia after national dies in Ukraine war - foreign minister

Zambia has asked Russia to explain how one of its citizens who had been serving a prison sentence in Moscow ended up on the battlefield in Ukraine where he was killed, Zambia's foreign affairs minister said on Monday.

Reuters

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'I ate breakfast next to elephants and drank G&Ts at sunset on a magical safari'

The Mirror's Jeremy Armstrong visited Flatdogs Safari Camp in Zambia, East Africa and had close encounters with a monkey, elephant and giraffes, while managing to steer clear of the crocodiles

Daily Mirror

Zambia star Frankie Musonda on signing up famous names to the Ayr United cause

The international defender has revealed a raft of star names are now following the Honest Men thanks to him.

Daily Record

Tory-linked lobbying firm agreed to help swing DRC election, leak suggests

Exclusive: CT Group, co-owned by Lynton Crosby, planned secretive African campaign on behalf of Canadian mining giant

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive-Zambia says EximBank to represent Chinese lenders in debt talks

The Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) will lead Beijing's team to renegotiate nearly $6 billion of loans that Zambia owes to Chinese state-owned creditors, the country's finance ministry told Reuters on Thursday.

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Lawsuit demands justice for Zambians 'poisoned' by lead mine

A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over alleged health problems caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in November.

Radio France Internationale

Zambia in touch with China, other creditors, finance minister says

Zambia remains in touch with China and all its other creditors as it continues to negotiate a debt restructuring, finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said at an International Monetary Fund press conference on Saturday.

Reuters

Roberto De Zerbi ready to help Enock Mwepu with next steps after early retirement

The midfielder was told by Brighton doctors earlier this week that he would risk his life if he did not call time on his career

The Independent UK

Heart Issue Forces Brighton Player Enock Mwepu to Retire

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from soccer at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition, the Premier League club said Monday. Mwepu became ill last month on a flight to join the Zambia national team squad in Mali and was treated in a hospital there. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Reins In Belt and Road Program, $1 Trillion Later

China has spent a trillion dollars to expand its influence across Asia, Africa and Latin America through its Belt and Road infrastructure program. Now, Beijing is working on an overhaul of the troubled initiative, according to people involved in policy-making.

Bangkok Post

HIV crashed her life. She found her way back to joy — and spoke at the U.N. this week

Diagnosed with HIV before her wedding, Bupe Sinkala didn't tell her husband and saw her marriage — and life — crumble. Now she's a community health worker advocating for her unsung profession.

WEKU

Why has Kenya not abolished the death penalty? Habit and inertia

In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty – Zambia and the Central African Republic.

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Tanzania and Zambia want to upgrade the 'Uhuru Railway' – but can they?

Half a century ago, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (Tazara) stood out as a crucial symbol of Africa’s struggle for independence. The 1,860km-long railway connects Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia with Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean.

Belfast Live

Zambian man whose community was polluted by mining visits NI communities facing influx of gold prospectors

"These mines were making millions and millions and sending it out of the country whilst the communities are suffering"

Reuters

BlackRock, bondholders must cancel Zambia debt -economists, experts

Over 100 economists and development experts on Friday called for asset manager BlackRock and other holders of Zambian bonds to cancel some of that debt, saying continuing to pay private creditors was "economically inefficient and morally wrong".

The Guardian - UK

Lenders urged to cancel Zambia debt as country faces economic collapse

Economists accuse bondholders of standing to make huge profits at the expense of the crisis-hit country

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IMF anticipates no further relief needed for Zambia post-debt programme

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) does not anticipate any relief for Zambia after the end of a 2022-2025 debt programme, its mission chief Allison Holland said at a briefing on Wednesday.

Chronicle Live

Big-hearted Newcastle couple help save African football team using donations from kind Geordies

Crispin Mason-Jones and his wife Dr Ellie Bond have raised tens of thousands of pounds to save a sports club in the remote community of Mfuwe in Zambia

The Guardian - UK

Crisis-hit Zambia secures $1.3bn IMF loan to rebuild stricken economy

Years of mismanagement have led to soaring debt levels, but critics say that without meaningful relief, austerity will continue

Daily Mirror

Kind UK couple raise thousands for African football team and save them from going bust

Crispin Mason-Jones and his wife Dr Ellie Bond have raised tens of thousands of pounds to save a sports club in the remote community of Mfuwe in Zambia

Reuters

Zambia wins IMF board approval for $1.3 billion loan program

Zambia won International Monetary Fund approval for a $1.3 billion, 38-month loan program on Wednesday, a crucial step in the southern African country's quest to restructure its debts and rebuild an economy ravaged by mismanagement and COVID-19.

ABC News

Murray Bridge aged care nurse and family facing deportation despite worker shortage in sector

A nurse in South Australia could be sent back to Zambia just as Australia's hospital and aged care systems are complaining of a shortage of workers in the profession, especially in regional areas.

Evening Standard

Sampa the Great on her new album As Above, So Below, awards controversy and making Obama’s playlist

‘Finally my mum thinks I have a real job now’

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