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Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema
LUSAKA, Zambia. (AP) — Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft, police said Friday. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said in a statement that the two suspects, Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Leonard...
A Zambian court rules former leader Lungu can't run for president again in 2026
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia's Constitutional Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was barred from contesting the 2026 election because he has already served the maximum two terms. The court ruled that Lungu's period as president of the southern African...
8 miners are dead and 1 is missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight miners died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, police said. One miner was missing and another two survived, provincial police commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said. State media...
Southern Africa is enduring its worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, the UN says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Niño weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region's worst hunger crisis in decades, the United Nations' food agency said Tuesday. The...
Drought is parching the world's largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia (AP) — Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can't always afford. Like everyone in Zambia, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a...
Police say 10 people are dead and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapse in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — At least 10 people died and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapsed in central Zambia, police said Monday. Authorities said rescue operations were underway and it wasn't clear exactly how many miners were underground. The collapse occurred in the...
