Tag: Zambia
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‘We’ll no longer allow foreigners dictate to us in Africa’
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Monday said it was unacceptable for outsiders to dictate on how African countries should be governed. The Zambian leader said Africa should be allowed to dictate on how it governs itself instead of outsiders dictating. He said Africa was slowly choosing how its people would be governed and what structures…
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Zambia conducts census on goats
The Zambian government has conducted a census on goats in the country. At the end of the census which was conducted in 2017, it was discovered that Zambia’s total goat population stands at 3, 476,790, reports Lusaka Times. The census was conducted in 2017 by the Central Statistical Office in collaboration with the Ministry of…
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Sad! Former president’s son jailed over stealing phone
Son of a former President of Zambia, Frederick Chiluba, has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment by a Magistrates’ court in Zambia over mobile phone theft. Frederick Chiluba Jr was sentenced over stealing a Samsung S7 edge, valued at $843, in 2017. Chiluba’s governance in Zambia from 1991 to 2001 was dogged by…
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Zambia seeks more money to contain cholera outbreak
The Zambian Government said that it needs more money to contain a cholera outbreak which started in October 2017. While appreciating partners and companies for coming on board to help tackle the epidemic, an official statement said more funds and material resources were required. The government has so far released 64 million Zambian kwacha (6.5…
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Nigerian prophet arrested in Zambia for drug trafficking
Zambian authorities have arrested a Nigerian pastor for allegedly trafficking 26.29 kilogram of ephedrine, a medication and stimulant drug, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Prophet Isaac Amata, 42, is known for having predicted that President Edgar Lungu will win Zambia’s 2016 general elections. He was arrested by anti-drug officers on Wednesday upon arrival at the…
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Cholera outbreak: Zambia government imposes curfew in Lusaka
The Zambian Government has declared a curfew in a poor Lusaka township badly affected by a cholera outbreak that has killed 58 people across the country since September. Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya told reporters that the curfew in Kanyama, a densely populated slum of iron-roofed shacks and winding dirt tracks, begins on Sunday and will…
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Zambia FM Harry Kalaba resigns as ruling party divide deepens
Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has resigned, he said on his Facebook page, as a struggle in the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) over President Edgar Lungu’s ambitions to run for another term in office intensifies. Kalaba is seen as a potential PF candidate in a 2021 presidential election. However, analysts said that his chances…
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Nigerians Jubilate as Super Eagles qualify Russia 2018 World Cup
Nigeria’s Super Eagles brought joy to the nation tonight after securing a 1-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday to become the first African team to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup. #NGA 1-0 #ZAM@alexiwobi #NGAZAM @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/4qb0xbgEaJ — C'est Moi 花蓮莫伊 (@iDeribs) October 7, 2017 The Super Eagles, though, late, got a second-half goal…
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BREAKING: Nigeria defeat Zambia, qualify for Russia 2018 World Cup
The Super Eagles of Nigeria on Saturday became the first African team to qualify for the Russia 2018 World Cup after a 1-0 victory over second-placed Zambia. #NGA 1-0 #ZAM@alexiwobi #NGAZAM @NGSuperEagles pic.twitter.com/4qb0xbgEaJ — C'est Moi 花蓮莫伊 (@iDeribs) October 7, 2017 A second-half goal by substitute Alex Iwobi was what separated both sides in a…
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Nigeria takes over from Zambia as Chair, AU Peace and Security Council
Nigeria has officially assumed the one-month rotational chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC). Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the AU, Bankole Adeoye, took over from Susan Sikaneta, the Permanent Representative of Zambia, who held the Presidency for the month of June. Adeyemo, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…