Zambia is seeking to leverage its several economic opportunities provided by rich natural resources and its pivotal geographic location in southern Africa to improve livelihoods and tackle high ...

Table 2.3: Incidence of overall poverty and of extreme poverty and percentage change between 1996 and 1998 for different socio-economic strata Table 2.4: Incidence of poverty in male headed and female ...

Table 2.3: Incidence of overall poverty and of extreme poverty and percentage change between 1996 and 1998 for different socio-economic strata Table 2.4: Incidence of poverty in male headed and female ...

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 ...

Zambia is seeing its worst electricity blackouts in memory due to a severe drought. It has left the critical Kariba dam ...

But there is hope: In 2013, Zambia initiated a Basic Education program. This program focuses on improving the learning outcomes of children in primary school, giving them hope for a brighter future ...

A second term is not a favor to him but a vote for a stronger, self-sufficient Zambia. This is a call to every Zambian who believes in a future beyond corruption, beyond mediocrity, and beyond the ...

The world has made tremendous progress in reducing extreme poverty. The percentage of people living in extreme poverty globally fell to a new low of 10 percent in 2015 — the latest number available — ...

In 2022, as a project coordinator, Liswaniso participated in the China-Africa Agricultural Development and Poverty Reduction Demonstration Village project in Zambia led by Jilin Agricultural ...

Ekberg Satoko started a business making Fair Trade verified paper from banana stems in Zambia, which is helping support farmers and create jobs. She talks about her approach to reducing poverty.

Zambia celebrated 60 years of independence last week. The African nation's position at the crossroads of eastern central and ...

The initiative aims to create an efficient transport link from Africa’s mineral-rich interior to the port of Lobito on its ...