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Zambia, Libya and Fiji report their first suspected cases of monkeypox.
2022-06-24

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 reports the country's first death from COVID-19 as confirmed cases rise to 39; the patient had underlying health conditions, according to Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya.
2020-04-2

A pile of mining waste collapses in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, killing ten people and injuring ten more.
2018-06-20

Zambia lifts a ban on hunting big cats imposed over corruption in hunting concessions in the past.
2015-05-20

Voters in Zambia go to the polls for a presidential election following the October 2014 death of incumbent President Michael Sata. Defence Minister Edgar Lungu (the Patriotic Front) and Hakainde Hichilema (the United Party for National Development) seek the office.
2015-01-20

Zambian media reports that President Michael Sata has died while receiving medical care in London.
2014-10-28

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

The death toll from flooding in South Africa rises to 70 and more than 8,000 families are homeless. Five other nearby countries - Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe - are threatened by killer heavy rains.
2011-01-22