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Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia.
2024-01-11

Four people are killed and 335 others are infected in Zambia due to an anthrax outbreak, with the Ministry of Health implementing public health measures.
2023-11-1

Zambia agrees with the Export–Import Bank of China and other creditors to restructure US$6.3 billion in debt, which includes maturity extensions and interest rate reductions. The deal, facilitated by the French government, also allows Zambia to access a $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
2023-06-22

Zambia reports its first three cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in two citizens who travelled internationally and another citizen who had no travel history.
2021-12-4

At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in a road crash involving a bus travelling from Zambia to South Africa.
2018-09-17

The Electoral Commission of Zambia says it will disqualify anybody who commits violence in the campaign for upcoming by-elections slated for June.
2018-05-6

Zambian Minister Bowman Lusambo is suspended by Parliament over an assault on a fellow lawmaker in October 2017.
2018-03-20

Chibombo bus crash: At least 53 people are killed in a crash involving a bus and truck in Zambia.
2013-02-7

Voters in Zambia go to the polls for a general election, with a close presidential race expected between incumbent Rupiah Banda and opposition leader Michael Sata.
2011-09-20

A Lusaka court convicts former Zambian Finance Minister Katele Kalumba of corruption and sentences him to five years with hard labour. Six other people, including former officials in the finance ministry, are also found guilty of corruption.
2010-05-26