JACOB ZIMBA

This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows a breach at a tailing dam at a Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine near Kitwe. (AP Photo/Richard Kille )
A river ‘died’ overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs of pollution were detected at least 100 kilometers downstream.
 
Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit at the Carrinho food processing factory near Lobito, Angola, on Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)
A witchcraft case involving Zambia’s president brings scrutiny of a colonial-era law and traditions
Two men are on trial in Zambia on charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms intended to harm the country’s president. The case has become a source of fascination in the southern African nation.
 
FILE - Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
A Zambian court rules former leader Lungu can’t run for president again in 2026
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 sun rises near Kariba dam in Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Drought is parching the world’s largest man-made lake, stripping Zambia of its electricity
Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines.
 
Zambia and Congo reopen their border after resolving a trade dispute
Zambia and Congo agreed to reopen their border, resolving a trade dispute between the countries that had led to Zambia closing the border.