Zambia

The science of earthquakes and tsunamis
Full Episode
50:20
Arts, Culture & Media
Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia
6:09
Deciphering Zambian artifacts one object at a time
6:09
Peru calls Pope Leo XIV the ‘Peruvian pope’
Full Episode
49:11
US cuts $50 million in medical aid to Zambia
3:50
British-Zambian director on the challenges of making films in her home country
7:37
people behind a glass door at a table
Ukraine
Wagner mercenary group recruits Africans held in Russian prisons
A collage of video screenshots that feature Africans exploited for profit in a growing trend known as "blessings videos."
Arts, Culture & Media
A new documentary uncovers the story behind China’s racist ‘blessings video’ trend
University Teaching Hospital in the capital Lusaka, Zambia is home to the first neurology residency program in the country. The program has trained seven neurologists since starting in 2018.
Disease
‘We’re seeing the tip of the iceberg’: Neurologists in Zambia upend understandings of multiple sclerosis in the region
a drop of blood being placed onto a slide
A second HIV patient has been ‘cured,’ but researchers say reducing cases is still the top priority
A orca lands on the beach to catch a baby sea lion
What a grieving orca mother tells us about animals and death
a gay man in zambia hides his face
Conflict
For gay men in Zambia, where homosexuality is banned, suicide is a common end
Mavis, a housekeeper from the Pretoria township of Mamelodi, depends on her garden to help provide for her five children and seven grandchildren. But with this year's region-wide drought, her garden is just a dusty patch of seedlings. “I want rain every d
Environment
For one South African house cleaner, this year’s big drought means crying, hungry children
This Pakistani woman lives in extreme poverty; 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 per person per day.
Development
Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here’s why it looks promising
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Justice
A musician convicted of rape is released after he sings the praises of Zambia’s president
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe addresses members of the media
Global Politics
Time might be running out for Africa’s ‘Presidents for Life’
Protesters with their heads in the sand
Global Scan
These Australian protesters have their heads in the sand to make a point
Anti-government protesters at a TV station in Burkina Faso
Global Scan
In Burkina Faso, the people rise against a president who just won’t leave
Guy Scott
Global Politics
What sub-Saharan Africa’s first white president in 20 years means for the continent
Zambian women sing at Lusaka's international airport in 2008.
Development
Happy 50th birthday, Zambia!
acacia tree
Arts, Culture & Media
Need a cover for your book about Africa? Just add an acacia tree
World music II
Arts, Culture & Media
Here’s the music you should have heard in 2013
Mokoomba in August 2013 Photo : Malik Choukrane
Arts, Culture & Media
Get introduced to the Zimbabwean Afro-fusion band Mokoomba
Isaiah Katumwa (credit: isaiahkatumwa.com)
Arts, Culture & Media
The Kenny G of Africa? Fans say it’s saxophonist Isaiah Katumwa
Business, Economics and Jobs
Tour guide recalls African river journey that included time in hippo’s mouth
Development & Education
Africans want fair shake from Chinese investors
Business, Economics and Jobs
Bamboo bicycles for eco-conscious consumers
Development & Education
African economist calls for less African aid
Business, Economics and Jobs
World Bicycle Relief
China looks to invest in Africa
Global Hit
Hugh Masekela Enjoys Playing @ Work
Arts, Culture & Media
Man Half Swallowed by Hippo Lives to Tell Tale
Health & Medicine
Global Implications of HIV Infected Baby Deemed to be Cured
Arts, Culture & Media
DJ Mannasseh Phiri Spins Tracks from the ‘Say Africa’ Recording
Arts, Culture & Media
Zimbabwean Artist Hope Masike Revives the Traditional Mbira
Arts, Culture & Media
The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Africa
Arts, Culture & Media
Koite, Boxoum and Mtukudzi Release ‘Acoustic Africa in Concert’
Sports
Zambia Wins Africa Cup of Nations
Arts, Culture & Media
Top Music Picks of 2011
Arts, Culture & Media
Tuareg Guitarist Omara Bombino Moctar and ‘Agadez’
The World in Words
Podcast: Oh My Lady Gaga, and Other Linguistic Exchanges
Zambia’s Population Boom
Chinese in Rwanda
Conflict & Justice
Mining in Zambia — One Year After Collum Coal Incident
Chinese Investment at the Cost of Respect in Zambia?
Business, Economics and Jobs
China’s Investment in Zambia
Global Politics
How Zambia’s New Leader Wants to Work With China
Global Politics
Zambian Prostitutes On Reality TV
Health & Medicine
In Zambia, A Mission to Make Medicine as Widespread as Coca-Cola
Zambia’s Vanishing Forests
Fighting the Elephant Wars
Zambian Goldman Prize Winner
Secrets of the Savanna
Development & Education
BBC listeners help Zambian boy live dream to fly
Global Politics
Is aid to Africa dead?
Arts, Culture & Media
Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi
Zambia
Business, Economics and Jobs
Zambia: Rationing health by queue
Arts, Culture & Media
Witch from Zambia
Environment
Zambia church raises funds for Haiti
Environment
Samasource: ‘Microwork’ for the developing world