Zambia guide
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Zambia suffers from political stalemate between the ruling party, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, and the opposition parties. This has crowded out the urgent development needs of the country's population of over 10 million, a quarter of whom are living with HIV/AIDS and more than 60% in abject poverty. Initial UN reports on prospects for achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Zambia confirm the daunting scale of the task.
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Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa has bowed to pressure and agreed that a constituent assembly would adopt the new constitution, as demanded by civil society and the opposition.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Politics] [Civil society] [Democracy] [Governance]
Britain has announced additional funding of more than US $12 million to address the growing food needs in drought-stricken Malawi and Zambia.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Malawi] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Development] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Food] [Poverty]
Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa has bowed to pressure and agreed that a constituent assembly would adopt the new constitution, as demanded by civil society and the opposition.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Politics] [Civil society] [Democracy] [Governance]
A surge of more than 27 percent in the value of the local currency, the kwacha, against the US dollar since October 2005 is both good news and bad news for Zambia's economy.
more...From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zambia] [Economy] [Business] [Finance]
Zambia has declared HIV/AIDS a national emergency to drive HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention scale-up efforts and to start producing generic AIDS drugs locally. The emergency will be in force from August 2004 to July 2009 and local drugs manufacturers will be allowed to produce more affordable life-prolonging antiretroviral drugs for people living with HIV/AIDS in the country.
more...Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Africa]
The Zambian government has rejected a proposal to guarantee citizens the right to access public information as part of a new constitution being drafted for the country.
more...From: Media Institute of Southern Africa
Related topics/regions: [Zambia] [Southern Africa] [Africa] [Information & media] [Freedom of expression]
WE need friendly countries to work with us in meeting the challenges facing the country, President Levy Mwanawasa has said
more...From: The Post
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zambia] [War and peace] [Peace] [Security]
THE Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has launched a newspaper, the Advocate, as an additional tool to advocate for media reforms, good governance and human rights in Zambia
more...From: allAfrica.com
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zambia] [Human rights] [Information & media]
The demand for blood in Zambia has increased because of the increased number of malaria cases in Zambia brought about by the rainy season, The Post newspaper reports that the Zambia National Blood Transfusion Services (ZNBTS) Medical Director Gabriel Muyinda has confirmed the increase in demand.
more...From: The Post
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Southern Africa] [Zambia] [Health] [Malaria]
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