BBC
VIDEO: What is China doing in Africa?
China is becoming an important partner for many African countries such as Zambia but who will this partnership benefit more?
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BBC
The Queen as seen from the Commonwealth
'No-one visits Zambia, so waiting to see the Queen felt surreal'
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China Daily
Promising world market
In April, I led a Bank of China delegation to South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania, where we held meetings with many senior officials from our host countries' government departments as well as the executives of both local and Chinese companies. We were impressed by the new enthusiasm evinced by investors in the rest of the world for the huge potential in Africa.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Video: Zambians say 'ni hao' to get a job
By the end of 2010 China had invested an estimated 2 billion US dollars in Zambia, and now learning Mandarin is becoming increasingly popular with local workers to give them the competetive edge in the job market.
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ElPais
El tráfico de Internet por móvil es ya del 10%
En el último año se ha doblado gracias a la expansión de tabletas y 'smartphones'
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Telegraph
Diplomatic brawl breaks out at Somali embassy in Zambia
A brawl broke out at the Somali embassy in the Zambian capital Lusaka after the East African country apparently sent a new ambassador to take over without recalling the incumbent, according to reports.
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Human Rights Watch
China: CNMC Public Listing Needs Investor Vigilance
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Prospective investors in China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Corporation’s (CNMC) upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong should be aware of the company’s disturbing labor rights practices in Zambia. CNMC’s inability or unwillingness to respect worker’s rights in their Zambia operations raises critical questions about cor...
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Irish Times
I've made a life abroad, but it isn't 'home'
I’ve just returned to Zambia after a trip back to Ireland, and while my life is now “abroad”, it’s hard to imagine anywhere else will ever replace Ireland, with all its familiar sights and sounds, as my home
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Mail & Guardian
Former first son 'cannot go home'
Henry Banda of Zambia is staying put in
South Africa, citing prejudice against him.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
From Zambia to Chicago: Your travel photos
Have a great photo you want to share? Email it to us: travelphotos@globeandmail.com (Please include all pertinent information, including your name, your city, and the photo's location.)
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Daily Mail
Chelsea, Arsenal and Bolton queue up for Zambia international Stoppila Sunzu
Zambia international Stoppila Sunzu has a queue of Premier League clubs hoping to snap him up in the summer.
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WSJ
Zambia Moves to Calm Separatists
Zambia's government sought to reel in a wayward province by offering a revenue-sharing plan, after local representatives voted to secede from the southern African nation in a move to secure more benefits from the area's copper industry.
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Mail & Guardian
Benchmarked interest rate planned for Zambia
Zambia's central bank has decided to introduce a benchmark interest rate from the beginning of April to replace its money-supply targeting.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Southern African countries losing grip on democratic gains
In a disturbing trend, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia are seeing a setback of democracy with a spate of crackdowns on political dissenters
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Goal.com
Il Ghana ha esonerato Stevanovic, Stelle Nere affidate provvisoriamente a Kwasi Appiah
Il ct serbo paga a caro prezzo l'eliminazione nelle semifinali di Coppa d'Africa ad opera dello Zambia. Il suo successore dovrà portare la squadra ai Mondiali in Brasile.
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Los Angeles Times
Shopping: Maria Bello, Sela Ward host charity trunk show at Saks
Actresses Maria Bello, Sela Ward, Frances Fisher and Linda Hart are on tap to help host a shopping event to benefit Same Sky jewelry at the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills on March 22. Guests can shop the Same Sky trunk show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Same Sky organization employs African women living with HIV/AIDS as artisans. More than 75 artisans in Rawanda and Zambia are employed...
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The Jerusalem Post
Fischer to leave Bank of Israel for Bank of Zambia
Shock resignation to come as Bank of Israel Governor set to take up new position as head of Bank of Zambia.
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TechCrunch
PlayMob Raises Funding To Incentivise Social Games To Carry Charitable Virtual Goods
PlayMob, whose product GiverBoard lets charities fundraise via a clever in-game micro-payment mechanic, has secured £500,000 ($787,000) funding from NESTA and Midven alongside angel investors. The team will now expand from 8 to 13 and the product gets a decent shot in the arm.
Founded in 2007, Playmob's GiverBoard lets charities fundraise by allowing players of social games to buy virtual ite...
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Times LIVE
Zambia has no plans to embrace gays
Zambia has no plans to amend laws that outlaw homosexuality, a government spokesman said in Lusaka on Thursday, following speculation of a change in response to a recent call from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
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Slashdot
Need To Find a Hackerspace In Africa? Check This Map
pigrabbitbear writes "These days you can crowd-map just about anything, from Hurricane Irene to what you eat for breakfast, as long as you either have a phone or a basic internet hook-up. One of the largest and most used platforms for crowd-sourced mapping is Ushahidi (Swahili for 'witness'), an open-sourced platform has been used for tracking and mobilizing movement around more serious topics....
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UN
Ban inspired by Zambian youths commitment to democracy and education
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today concluded his first visit to Zambia saying he left the country convinced that it has a bright future, especially because of the commitment of the younger generation to democratic principles, human rights and education.
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Goal.com
Ghana: Asamoah Gyan deja la selección por su estado anímico
El jugador reconoció que el último error ante Zambia en las semifinales de la Copa de África lo ha dejado muy tocado psicológicamente.
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Goal.com
Manchester City's Yaya Toure hits back at Wayne Rooney: 'Hopefully he won't be laughing at the end of the season'
The Ivory Coast international has struck back after the Manchester United striker poked fun at the 28-year-old following his country's Africa Cup of Nations final defeat to Zambia
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Daily Mail
Stoppila Sunzu wants to move to Chelsea
Stoppila Sunzu has set his sights on a move to England after becoming a hero in Zambia for converting the winning penalty in Sunday’s African Nations Cup final against Ivory Coast.
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Mail & Guardian
Zambia rise 28 places in the latest Fifa rankings
Newly crowned African champions Zambia soar up the latest rankings while Bafana continue to spiral down.
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China Daily
It was written in the sky - Zambia coach
Coach Herve Renard believes Zambia's shock defeat of Cote d'Ivoire in Sunday's Africa Cup of Nations final was "written in the sky".
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New York Times
Opinionator | Borderlines: A Boot Fit for a King
Among King Leopold II's legacies in central Africa is the Congo Pedicle, an odd stick of land that nearly divides Zambia in half.
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CNN
Zambia and Ivory Coast cruise into semis
Zambia and Ivory Coast are through to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after both teams completed comfortable 3-0 victories against Sudan and Equatorial Guinea respectively on Saturday.
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el universal
Zambia, a semifinales en Copa de África
16 años después, la escuadra de Zambia se mete a semifinales de la copa, tras ganarle 3-0 a Sudán
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The Nation
Baboons loot at Zimbabwe border post
HARARE - Troops of bag-snatching, truck-looting baboons are causing chaos at a border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia in daily raids for food, NewsDay reported on Tuesday. “Baboons are an issue that must be dealt with here because they destroy travellers’ goods,” the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority station manager at the Chirundu border post, Tichaona Phiri, told the ...
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Mail & Guardian
Zim border plagued by monkey business
Troops of bag-snatching, truck-looting baboons are causing chaos at a border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia in daily raids for food.
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Times LIVE
Baboons wreak havoc at Zimbabwe, Zambia border post
Troops of bag-snatching, truck-looting baboons are causing chaos at a border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia in daily raids for food according to a report.
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Daily Mail
Snakes, crocs and machete-wielding tribes: How Briton canoed solo down 3,000-mile Congo river... and lived to tell the tale
Starting from it's source in Zambia and flowing through the Democratic Republic of Congo - Phil Harwood braved machete wielding tribes to make it to the Atlantic.
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Irish Times
Saad keeps Libya's hopes alive
Libya 2 Zambia 2:Libya kept alive hopes of a fairytale showing in the African Nations Cup by holding Zambia to a 2-2 draw in their Group A match in Bata on Wednesday.
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physorg
Zambia starts first-ever diarrhoea vaccines on children
Zambian health authorities on Monday started the country's first-ever vaccine campaign against diarrhoea on children under five years of age, in an attempt to reduce deaths arising from the disease.
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Irish Times
Africa cup of nations: Hosts surprise
LOWLY Equatorial Guinea stunned Libya and Zambia upset Senegal as the tournament began with surprises as well as tear gas outside the stadium in Bata on Saturday.
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Daily Mail
Hippo's foot and haul of ivory seized from passenger's bag at Cardiff airport
Gruesome haul was found at Cardiff airport after a female passenger brought it back from Zambia. Wildlife experts believe the animal parts were obtained from an illegal poaching operation.
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el universal
FAO anuncia ayuda millonaria para 3 países
Un nuevo proyecto de 5.3 millones de euros será destinado a ayudar a Malawi, Vietnam y Zambia en su transición hacia una agricultura climáticamente inteligente"
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Daily Mail
Zambia bungee jump miracle: Traveller survives 111 metre plunge into Zambezi after cord snaps
Daredevil Erin Langworthy, 22, jumped from a 111-metre bridge at Victoria Falls in Zambia, but ended up in the rapids of the Zambezi River after the bungee cord broke at the end of her descent.
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Washington Post
Bungee cord snaps on Aussie tourist, who survives plunge into African river, swims to safety
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but she survived and managed to swim to safety with a broken collarbone and her legs tied together.
Erin Langworthy of Perth told Nine Network television news Sunday that she blacked out briefly when she hit the Zambesi River on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe...
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National Post
Video: Bungee jump a near disaster as Australian woman plunges into African river
An amateur video captures Erin Langworthy's leap from the bridge amid cheers. Just as her cord begins to rebound, it snaps. People on the bridge can only watch as her tiny form floated downriver
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science blogs
Giggling gorillas [Life Lines]
A researcher studying the evolution of laughter has observed that things that make us laugh, like tickling our feet, also make our ape relatives giggle like children:
To hear the gorilla better, watch this more recent video:
Here is a YouTube video of a chimpanzee at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia giggling when being tickled:
Does it get much cuter than that? Read the comments ...
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AP
Zambia rejects rights group's call to arrest Bush
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Zambia has dismissed an international rights group's call for the arrest on torture charges of former President George W. Bush, who has been touring Africa to raise cancer awareness....
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Pravda
Grab Bush and lock him up says Amnesty
The human rights organization Amnesty International asked three African countries to detain George W. Bush during his next visit, accusing him of "crimes" and "torture." Bush will travel December 1-5 to Zambia, Tanzania and Ethiopia, as part of a tour to promote health programs, mostly based in the fight against brain cancer and breast cancer.
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The Nation
AI calls for Bush's arrest during African trip
NEW YORK - Amnesty International is calling for the arrest of former President George W Bush during his visit to Africa for crimes under international law.The world's largest human rights group said that "there is enough evidence in the public domain" to justify either Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia arresting the former president during his visit to these countries. Bush is travelling with his...
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Al Jazhera
Rights group urges Bush's arrest during tour
Amnesty says Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia have an "obligation" to bring former US president "to justice".
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China Daily
Zambia lauds China's zero-tariff decision
The private sector in Zambia has commended China over its decision to grant zero-tariff status to some least developed countries (LDCs), saying it would increase trade opportunities for Zambians.
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Huffington Post
Tamar Abrams: General Mills Shows that Exporting Knowledge Can Make a Difference
General Mills knows a thing or two about Zambia. It is one of four African countries where General Mills has been actively working to reduce malnutrition and insecurity.
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Washington Post
Former President George W. Bush to raise awareness for cervical, breast cancer on Africa trip
DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer, an effort he calls a “natural extension” of a program launched during his presidency that helps fight AIDS on the continent.
Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and officials with the George W. Bush Institute are heading to Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia from Dec. 1 throu...
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Huffington Post
George W. Bush To Raise Cancer Awareness In Africa
DALLAS -- Former President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer, an effort he calls a "natural extension" of a program launched during his presidency that helps fight AIDS on the continent.Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and officials with the George W. Bush Institute are heading to Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia from Dec. 1 throu...
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National Geographic
Photos: "Dramatic" Elephant Rescue in Zambia
A mother elephant and her baby mired in mud were recently saved by a fast-acting team in Zambia.
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Daily Telegraph
Really Jumbo rescue from a muddy grave
ZAMBIA - Trapped in the mud and sinking fast, this pair of elephants seemed doomed. A team of conservation workers sprang into action.
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Daily Mail
Baby elephant and mother pulled from muddy grave by conservation workers in Zambia
Trapped in the mud and sinking fast, this pair of elephants seemed doomed. The mother had gone to the rescue of her baby, but had got stuck herself.
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