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.
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30th October 2026 The current global economic situation is confusing. On the one hand it’s characterised by inflation, and food and other critical supply shortages... →
Tanzania and Angola agree to link ocean corridors by rail
By: Reuters 30th October 2026 Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect their Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean transport corridors with a railway link via Zambia and the... →
Daily Podcast – October 28, 2026
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Zambia's president appoints new mines minister in cabinet changes after election
By: Reuters 28th October 2026 Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday appointed Brenda Tambatamba as the Southern African copper-producing country's new mines... →
SA: Cyril Ramaphosa: Address by South African President, opening remarks at the Virtual Extraordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government (21/10/2026)
23rd October 2026 We undertook to accelerate industrialisation, develop local infrastructure, transform agriculture and harness our minerals to drive the development... →
Ethiopia's central bank joins African payments system PAPSS
By: Reuters 15th October 2026 Ethiopia's central bank has joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System, the platform said on Thursday, bringing the country closer to... →
US wants Senegal debt restructuring wrapped up in less than a year
By: Reuters 15th October 2026 The United States views Senegal's request for debt restructuring as a "great example" of progress on the Group of 20 Common Framework, and wants to... →
Africa's economic resilience masks rising inflation threat and fragile buffers, IMF warns
By: Reuters 15th October 2026 Sub-Saharan Africa's inflation outlook has worsened since April even as growth held up better than expected, the IMF said, warning that the... →
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Zambia on new credit facility
By: Reuters 9th October 2026 The IMF said on Friday it had reached a staff-level agreement with Zambia on a new extended credit facility arrangement for the southern African... →
Africa’s next growth chapter starts with capital closer to home
9th October 2026 Africa enters the FT Africa Summit this year facing a familiar question in unfamiliar circumstances. How does the continent finance growth when... →
