Zambia
Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa. The capital is Lusaka. With a population of about 20-million, Zambia's economy is heavily dependent on copper mining, which accounts for the majority of export earnings. The country is one of the world's largest copper producers, with most mining activity concentrated in the Copperbelt province in the north. Other key sectors include agriculture, tourism and energy generation, particularly hydroelectric power from the Zambezi river. The currency is the Zambian kwacha. Zambia is a republic with a presidential system of government. The country is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the African Union. Zambia gained independence from Britain in 1964, emerging from the former Northern Rhodesia, and has maintained relative political stability compared with some regional neighbours, though it has faced economic challenges including debt management and currency volatility.
Zambia Updates
Elections 2026: is Zambia’s democratic success story beginning to fray?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th June 2026 There is a danger that voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot. Zambia is one of the few... →
Tax data can be mined to shape better policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia show how
3rd June 2026 Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile,... →
Bowmans bolsters pan-African finance capabilities with appointment of Olwethu Gusha as partner
27th May 2026 Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans has announced the appointment of Olwethu Gusha as a partner in its Johannesburg General Finance Practice.... →
Africa’s white-collar crime landscape: How cross-border reality is reshaping risk, regulation and corporate responsibility
27th May 2026 White-collar crime in Africa is no longer a predominantly domestic concern; it has expanded to an international stage, so too has the corporate... →
Open letter to the President of South Africa
26th May 2026 His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa President of the Republic of South Africa The Presidency Union Buildings Pretoria South Africa RE: A CALL TO DEFEND... →
SACP pays tribute to Comrade Joe Slovo on his centennial birth anniversary
25th May 2026 The South African Communist Party (SACP) takes this moment to honour the revolutionary life and enduring contribution of Comrade Joe Slovo on his... →
Secretive deals, aggressive demands are new US foreign aid tactics
By: Bloomberg 22nd May 2026 On a Friday last November, government officials representing Lesotho, a mountainous enclave in eastern South Africa, sat down in the capital Maseru... →
Africa’s capital must stay home to plug its financing gap: how it could be done
21st May 2026 Africa is providing cheap liquidity to wealthy nations. In return it is paying huge interest rates to external institutional investors at the cost... →
World Bank's MIGA to more than double Africa guarantees to $6.4bn a year
By: Reuters 19th May 2026 The World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency plans to more than double the guarantees it provides annually in Africa to $6.4-billion... →
Cementation Africa transitions ownership amid rise in mining investment 
By: Martin Creamer 14th May 2026 The ownership transition of Cementation Africa is enabling this underground mining contracting business to advance at a time of capital investment... →
