Chief Mumena of the Kaonde speaking people in North-Western Province has urged his fellow traditional leaders to come up with a lasting solution to continued succession wrangles in some chiefdom. Recently President Lungu expressed concern over the increasing number of succession disputes in some chiefdom in the country. Chief Mumena has attributed the increase in such disputes to lack of ...

Chinese and EU leaders are to agree a joint statement on the Paris climate agreement saying it is “an imperative more important than ever”. A draft of the document, seen by the BBC, stresses the “highest political commitment” to implement the deal. It will be widely seen as a rebuff to the US, as President Trump prepares to announce on ...

Finnish Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen says Zambia lost an opportunity to generate more revenue when government banned the export of Maize at a time when neighboring countries were in dire need of maize and maize products. Mr. Olkkonen says milling companies were willing to export maize and maize products but could not do so because of the ban, thereby ...