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Morocco boss Regragui confirms Hakimi's return for Cup of Nations pool clash

Star defender and skipper Achraf Hakimi will play in Morocco's final Group A game against Zambia on Monday, his coach Walid Regragui confirmed on the eve of the tie at the Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah in Rabat.

Radio France Internationale

AFCON 2025: Bafana Bafana win, Salah rescues Egypt as AFCON 2025 heats up

AFCON 2025 gathered further momentum on Day Two, with three gripping group-stage encounters.

Euronews

Patson Daka’s diving header earns Zambia dramatic late Afcon draw with Mali

Patson Daka’s injury-time equaliser earned Zambia a 1-1 draw with Mali in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations

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2025 Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 1: Rains and pains

How it poured down during the opening match of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Still, the dignataries in the VVVV VIP seats looked happy. They were dry.

Radio France Internationale

AFCON 2025 final result as Senegal clinch second title after beating Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations final descends into chaos

Evening Standard

The history of the Zambezi River is a tale of culture, conquest and commerce

The Zambezi is Africa’s fourth longest river, flowing through six countries: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where it becomes the largest river to flow into the Indian Ocean.

The Conversation

African central bank governors revive vision for continental monetary integration {Business Africa}

At the Yaoundé Summit, 41 Central Bank Governors Advance an Ambitious Vision for an African IMF and Central Bank Amid Growing Climate Risks while In Zambia After Years in Default, the country Secures CCC+ Upgrade from S&P — A Major Step Toward Economic Stability

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Zambia’s factories burn too much coal – how reusing hot water can cut energy use

Zambia wants to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions almost in half by 2030. But its 8th National Development Plan aims to transform the country into a “prosperous middle-income nation by 2030” through industrialisation. And here’s the challenge: there isn’t an obvious way to replace the fossil fuels that are…

The Conversation

Traveling With Purpose: What Zambia and Zimbabwe Taught Us About Slowing Down

Don't treat retirement trips like they're an exercise in ticking off boxes. Slowing down and letting adventure unfold can create more meaningful memories.

Kiplinger

Chinese premier's visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is making a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era railway line to further improve China’s access to critical minerals

The Independent UK

COP30: Zambia’s forest communities need finance for solar power – so they don’t have to cut down trees to pay for it

Across rural Zambia, small solar home systems and lanterns have transformed daily life. Between 2018 and 2022, more than one million small solar devices were sold across the country. These range from tiny solar lanterns to home kits capable of powering radios, TVs and phone chargers.

The Conversation

‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter shows

The Guardian - UK

Three countries boost family planning funding in ‘powerful shift from dependency’ in Africa after aid cuts

Zambia, Zimbabwe and DRC take steps to protect decades of progress in reproductive health, as donor fatigue leads to steep cuts in aid

The Guardian - UK

Mining giant Anglo American faces class action appeal over alleged lead poisoning in Zambia

An appeal hearing has opened in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC was responsible for lead poisoning over decades that affected around 140,000 people in Zambia

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The 'wowo' women carrying DRC's border trade on their backs, despite the risks

Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their work keeps supply chains moving, but they endure extortion and harassment for work that gives little return.

Al Jazeera

As Israel struck Qatar, South Africans saw echo of last decade of apartheid

In the 70s and 80s, South Africa hit Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique. Israel’s struck 8 nations this year.

The Independent UK

Two men jailed for plot to kill president with witchcraft in Zambia

The men were arrested in a hotel room last year after a cleaner reported hearing strange noises

The Guardian - UK

Two men found guilty of witchcraft plot to kill Zambia’s president

Conviction comes as Hakainde Hichilema faces growing criticism for suppressing political opposition

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Who Wants To Be A Trillionaire? The Fed Chair Game Show

The chair of the Federal Reserve commands one of the most powerful positions in global finance. Whoever holds the role doesn't just steer U.S. monetary policy – but shapes the trajectory of the world's reserve currency, influencing everything from the cost of mortgages in Arizona, to the price of debt…

The Guardian - UK

No distance is too far when it’s to watch football

Brief letters: Fan’s journey in Zambia | Ikea checkouts | School dentistry | Nigel Farage

The Independent UK

Trump’s aid cuts leave countries across Africa running out of crucial contraception

Exclusive: At least three countries are already out of some contraceptive methods – with more set to follow suit – leaving women vulnerable to high risk pregnancies and unsafe abortions, writes Rachel Schraer

The Independent UK

A Chinese mining company is accused of covering up the extent of a major toxic spill in Zambia

A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and arsenic

The Guardian - UK

Zambian president’s feud with late rival continues over funeral plans

Family of Edgar Lungu trying to prevent repatriation of his body for state funeral presided over by his successor

The Independent UK

South African court tells Zambian ex-president's family to hand over body for burial at home

A South African court has ruled that Zambia can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country

The Independent UK

6 months after toxic mine spill in northern Zambia, US Embassy orders personnel out of the area

The United States Embassy in Zambia has ordered all U.S. government personnel to leave a region in the north of the country affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned mine that happened six months ago

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