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Sampa the Great on why Black women in hip-hop can be anything they want

A singer-songwriter, poet and MC, Sampa the Great was born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, where she began MCing at school. She then studied in America before relocating to Australia in 2014, where she launched her music career. Her incredible debut album "The Return" won numerous awards. Sampa talks…

France 24

Big-hearted Motherwell fan whose African adventure was inspired by award-winning movie set to return

Scott McClure collected and transported almost a tonne of football shirts and equipment.

Daily Record

Tyneside couple help save junior football club in Zambia - and they play in black and white

Crispin Mason-Jones and Dr Ellie Bond have created a bond with football and netball teams in Mfuwe - 5,000 miles from St. James' Park

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COMESA Supports Saudi Arabia's Bid to Host Expo 2030

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Organization (COMESA) received at its headquarters in Lusaka, Zambia, Advisor at the Saudi Royal Court Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Friday. Discussions talks Saudi-African relations and ways to develop and strengthen them in various fields. Qattan stressed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

HIV control approaches may not work for TB: lessons from South Africa and Zambia

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with the disease in 2020 and an estimated 1.5 million people died.

The Conversation

Enforcing competition would ease food price hikes in east and southern Africa

Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in east and southern Africa are getting a raw deal. To succeed they need fair and integrated regional markets. Research by the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development has highlighted the need for better integration of regional economies as a step towards food…

The Conversation

Xi says China to strengthen, broaden bilateral ties with Zambia

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Zambian counterpart on a telephone call on Tuesday that China is willing to strengthen and broaden bilateral ties with Zambia, according to a Chinese state television report.

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Fashion Sakala delivers Rangers 'could do better' verdict as he promises better to come

The Zambian was a Bosman buy 12 months ago and struggled for a regular start but has vowed to work hard to improve.

Daily Record

Test case Zambia exposes China's rookie status on debt relief - sources

China's lack of experience with tricky debt restructurings and slow coordination among its public lenders is holding up debt relief for Zambia, a test case for the top emerging market creditor, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

Snare and shotgun injuries reveal more about threats to lions and leopards in Zambia

Wildlife and people are coming into more and more conflict across Africa as human populations expand. Habitat loss and fragmentation of animal populations are causing declines in species.

The Conversation

Four of eight missing miners found dead in Burkina Faso

Six of the missing men are Burkina Faso nationals, one is from Tanzania and another from Zambia.

Al Jazeera

Herbicides threaten edible weeds in Zambia -- that may be bad news for local food security

The use of herbicides – substances that control unwanted plants – is on the rise across Africa. This trend has been referred to by some researchers as the “herbicide revolution”. This trend is driven by cheap herbicides flooding into the continent from Asia and global agrochemical companies discovering Africa’s emerging…

The Conversation

Women to be offered three days 'menstrual leave' each month in Spain

Government to follow Japan, South Korea and Zambia in giving time off to women suffering with serious symptoms

Wales Online

Emeli Sande worries about returning to Zambia after coming out earlier this year

The Read All About It singer admitted to being "nervous" before coming out, but expressed she wanted to "shout from the rooftops and celebrate" their relationship.

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Debt distress in Africa: biggest problems, and ways forward

The COVID pandemic has had a profoundly negative impact on Africa’s sovereign debt situation. Currently, 22 countries are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress. This means that African governments are struggling to pay the debts that they incurred on behalf of their states. For example,…

The Guardian - UK

Emeli Sandé: ‘Cutting my hair was the starting point of embracing myself’

The singer, 35, tells Hayley Myers about stunning Scottish nature, music in Zambia, meeting her partner and receiving an MBE

The Conversation

Changes in sub-Saharan maize trade spell potential trouble for Kenya

Maize production in some of the sub-Saharan African countries that dominated maize supplies during the 2021/22 marketing year is expected to be lower this coming season. This will bring about some changes in the sub continent’s maize trade in the 2022/23 marketing year, in particular creating complications for Kenya. In…

The Guardian - UK

BlackRock urged to delay debt repayments from crisis-torn Zambia

Anti-poverty campaigners say world’s largest fund manager refuses to reduce or delay payments on Zambia’s debt

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How multinationals avoid taxes in Africa and what should change

In developing countries, and the sub-Saharan region especially, the scale of unmet basic needs is enormous. It is estimated that 3 billion people in the developing world subsist on less than US$2 a day per person.

Al Jazeera

Zambia’s President Hichilema goes eight months without salary

The Zambian leader, elected into office last August, says a salary was not his motivation for seeking public office.

Daily Mirror

Zambian FA confirms tragic death of FIFA doctor Joseph Kabungo at World Cup clash

The Zambian FA have released a statement to confirm that FIFA doctor Joseph Kabungo passed away on Tuesday night at the Abuja National Stadium in Nigeria

Glasgow Live

Rangers forward Fashion Sakala returns positive Covid test ahead of Celtic match

The forward, 25, was due to line up for Zambia in their friendlies with Congo and Turkey

Daily Record

Fashion Sakala in Rangers sweat for Celtic clash as star tests positive for Covid ahead of derby showdown

The Zambia international has returned a positive result while preparing for the double header against Congo and Turkey.

Reuters

Zambia arrests leader of main opposition party for alleged corruption

Zambia's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested the leader of the nation's main opposition party for corruption involving more than $500,000, it said on Monday.

Reuters

Zambia's late former President Rupiah Banda buried

Zambian late former President Rupiah Banda, who ruled from 2008 to 2011 and died at 85 last week after a battle with cancer, was buried at Embassy Park in Lusaka, the capital, on Friday.

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