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IMF approves $1.3bn support package for Zambia

Zambia has got a $1.3billion support package approval from the International Monetary Fund Board to restructure its debts and rebuild an economy ravaged by mismanagement and the COVID-19 pandemic. It.

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Zambia Extradites Chinese Children Exploiter to Malawi

Authorities in Zambia have extradited a Chinese citizen who fled Malawi last month over accusations of selling exploitative videos of Malawian children to China. Police in Malawi told VOA Sunday.

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IMF calls for quick creditor agreements on Chad, Ethiopia, Zambia debts

The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Thursday called on creditor committees for Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to quickly reach agreements with authorities to restructure the countries’ debts, saying this could.

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Zambia plans to cancel over $2 billion projects to rein in debt

Zambia is cancelling more than $2 billion worth of projects financed by commercial loans to reduce the risk of accumulating more non-concessional debt, the ministry of finance said. In 2020,.

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Zambia Moves to Abolish Death Penalty

President Hakainde Hichilema has announced that Zambia is making moves to abolish the death penalty. In a statement via his official Twitter handle, he termed it a “big decision” by.

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WHO Concerned Over Polio Outbreak in Southeastern Africa

The World Health Organization, WHO, says authorities in Mozambique have declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child in the country’s northeastern Tete province has.

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First Quantum Minerals approves $1.25 bln mine expansion in Zambia

First Quantum Minerals, FQM, said on Sunday that its board had approved plans for a $1.25 billion expansion of its Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia, first floated in January 2020,.

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China committed to joining Zambia creditor committee – IMF’s Chief

China has committed to joining Zambia’s creditor committee, International Monetary Fund managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Thursday, amid complaints from Zambia’s finance minister about delays to its debt restructuring..

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British firm plans to invest $100 million in Zambia mine expansion

Moxico Resources, based in the United Kingdom, is to invest $100 million to expand its majority-owned Mimbula copper mine in Zambia, according to UK Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford. Ford.

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Rwanda and Zambia sign 7 MoUs to further enhance ties and integration

Rwanda and Zambia have signed seven Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to further enhance ties and integration between the two countries. The MoUs were signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and.

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