Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema expressed hope on Thursday that talks with the IMF and World Bank this month had restored the country’s credibility with borrowers, as it seeks to renegotiate billions of dollars of unsustainable debt. Addressing journalists in the capital

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has denied holding talks on gay rights during his trip to the United Nations general assembly in New York. Same-sex relationships are outlawed in Zambia, where British colonial-era laws on homosexuality still apply. President Hichilema made the remarks

LUSAKA — The state-appointed provisional liquidator of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), Milingo Lungu, has been arrested and charged with laundering more than $2 million, Zambia’s money-laundering authority said on Wednesday. “The money is said to have come into his possession by virtue

The amount of money that Zambia owes Chinese lenders is nearly double what the Zambian government had previously admitted. Zambia spends at least 30% of its income on interest payments, according to credit ratings firm S&P Global. Last year, it missed an

United States Vice President Kamala Harris met at the White House complex Wednesday with Zambia’s newly elected president, longtime opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema. Harris welcomed Hichilema to the vice president’s ceremonial office, saying he is the first Zambian leader to visit the