COP26: African leaders call for international solidarity
The climate summit in Glasgow kicked on Monday 1 November. Many heads of State have already taken the floor, including several African leaders. At the […]
Zambia
President Hichilema re-establishes former head of Zambia’s Central bank
Zambia’s new president, Hakainde Hichilema, who came to power at the end of August, on Monday recalled to his post the former governor of the […]
HIV: Johnson & Johnson halts trials in Africa to find a vaccine
This is a trial program, named Imbokodo, which started in 2017 in five southern African countries. Due to lack of conclusive results, “the Imbokodo trial […]
Zambia: President Hichilema has a new vision for the national army
New president Hakainde Hichilema appointed new military commanders and replaced all police commissioners after vowing to end the brutality of the previous regime. Human rights […]
Zambia: Opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election
The veteran opposition leader and former businessman Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner of the presidential election in Zambia. Zambian opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s […]
Zambians elect their president today among sixteen candidates
Zambians go to the polls today to choose a new president, parliament and local representatives in a general election that analysts say will be a […]
Zambia: President Lungu deploys army in the country before the coming elections
With less than two weeks to go before the August 12 presidential and legislative elections, Edgar Lungu announced on Sunday that he was using the […]
Zambia: Former President Kenneth Kaunda dies at the age of 97
The Zambian government announced on Thursday that the country’s first president, Kenneth Kaunda, father of the independence of the former British protectorate, which he led […]
Botswana: the opening of the elephant hunt is controversial
If the Covid-19 pandemic had drawn a line under the 2020 elephant hunting season, the 2021 edition opened on Tuesday, April 6 in Gaborone, the […]
Bahrain, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated in Laayoune
The Kingdom of Bahrain on Monday opened in Laayoune a consulate general, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated in the city in one year. The inauguration […]