This photo taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows a marabou stork at Johannesburg Zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. Founded in 1904, the zoo is situated in the leafy northern suburb of Johannesburg. It houses ...

Cliche-ridden, excessively sentimental and lacking in historical rigour, this film is an act of nationalist self-soothing Nothing says happy Hanukah like a Holocaust-themed movie, especially if it ...

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S&P Global Ratings removed its default rating for Zambia, five years after the country missed a dollar bond payment in 2020 and became Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign defaulter. The company ...

TAZARA railway revamp to boost freight volumes significantly China deepens ties with Zambia amid U.S. and EU competition China is Zambia's top creditor, wants to highlight BRI projects LUSAKA, Nov 20 ...

A Shoebill, a rare and majestic prehistoric-looking bird known for its large shoe-shaped bill and long legs, landed on a boat in Mabamba Bay, Uganda, providing a unique sight for bird-watching ...

Zambia and Brazil square off in Group H action of the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch. Both teams enter unbeaten after strong starts to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – If there’s one special shape balloon you can always “egg-spect” to see during Balloon Fiesta — it’s the Stork! It’s been part of fiesta since the first special shape rodeo. It was ...

Drying rice seed on a farm near Mongu, Zambia. Credit: Luke Olsen, S.J. In July, a group of farmers gathered in a small mission style chapel about two hours outside Mongu, the capital of Western ...

Zambia is seeking a 12-month extension of its expiring International Monetary Fund program and hopes to get a deal by year-end that includes additional financing. “We definitely want to extend the ...

LUSAKA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - China, Zambia and Tanzania on Monday signed a $1.4 billion deal to refurbish the Tanzania-Zambia railway, a vital route for shipping copper exports from the region, ...

Firm growth in Zambia remains subdued, undermining the country’s potential to create jobs, raise productivity, and drive economic transformation. Formal businesses face persistent barriers—most ...