Sources: AP via Google News IOL
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, Libya and Fiji report their first suspected cases of monkeypox. 2022-06-24
Zambia receives a shipment of 119,200 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United Kingdom through the COVAX initiative. 2021-08-13
Two supporters of the Zambian political-leading party Patriotic Front are stabbed to death by supporters of the opposition party National Development in the capital Lusaka, amid an increasing tension over the imminent elections. Four people are arrested. 2021-07-30
Zambia legalizes the production and export of cannabis for economic and medicinal purposes, but recreational use of the drug remains illegal. 2019-12-16
A bus crashes in rain and poor visibility at the Mporokoso-Luwingu junction in Zambia, killing four and injuring 41. 2018-04-3
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
Recently resigned Zambian Defence Minister George Mpombo, a critic of President Rupiah Banda, is imprisoned for 60 days due to a bounced cheque. 2010-08-9
Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole, two ex-officers in Zambia's air force, are awarded 10 million kwacha in damages following claims they were tested and treated for HIV without their knowledge. 2010-05-27