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The People’s Republic of China has launched radical environmental interventions to clean up its own backyard. In Africa, its Belt and Road Initiative has brought some economic development, but was destroying ecosystem immunity with apparent impunity, experts said in an Our Burning Planet webinar. Local activism offered hopeful precedents. China’s …

Political Overview Since gaining independence in 1980, the ruling ZANU-PF party has held uninterrupted power in Zimbabwe, led first by Robert Mugabe, and then Emerson Mnangagwa from 2017. The main opposition is the MDC party. Zimbabwe’s next presidential elections will take place in 2023. Economic Overview Zimbabwe faces continued cycles …

A stark contradiction lies at the heart of Africa’s response to Covid-19. The continent consumes a quarter of the world’s vaccines across all diseases and given this level of consumption, one would expect African nations to be well experienced at producing, procuring and delivering them to their people. By Benedict Oramah …

With 155 of 156 constituencies reporting, official results showed Hichilema had garnered 2,810,757 votes against President Edgar Lungu’s tally of 1,814,201. “I therefore declare the said Hakainde Hichilema to be president-elect of the Republic of Zambia,” electoral commission chairman Justice Esau Chulu said in a televised address.The 59-year-old veteran opposition …

Caledonia Mining’s investment in a new shaft at Blanket Mine is starting to show results; ore tonnage reached new records in the second quarter, helping the company double earnings for the period. The company commissioned a central shaft earlier this year, and in the three months to June, Blanket mined …

In public health, an important goal of vaccination and immunisation is to reach population or herd immunity. This is why the term comes up often in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. And it helps to be clear about what it means. Think of a community where some people have been …

Battle lines have been drawn between MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa and one of his deputies, Tendai Biti over the recent decision by the former to forego primary elections and let communities choose their parliamentary candidates for 2023 elections. As part of the Citizen Convergence For Change (CCC) drive, Chamisa is …

A new US intelligence assessment says Afghanistan’s capital could fall within 90 days after the Taliban armed group took more than a quarter of the country’s provincial capitals in less than a week. The group has captured nine provincial capitals in Afghanistan since Friday, including Faizabad, Farah, Pul-e-Khumri, Sar-e-Pul, Sheberghan, Aybak, …

Whoever wins Zambia’s 2021 general elections will face two key challenges: reviving the country’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy. To achieve this, the new administration must have at least four priorities. These are regaining credibility with the international financiers, fighting corruption, curtailing the dominance of the executive branch of …

As Zambia prepares to go to the general polls on 12 August, it does so in a context of political decay. It’s also in the midst of a serious economic crisis and the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. Tensions have escalated for months. In addition to forceful police conduct, and the prevention of the opposition to …