Talks on a new loan programme with the International Monetary Fund are set to start in late April, but the heavy lifting on a new agreement will only...

The US State Department agreed a dozen bilateral deals with African states in December, featuring US funding commitments of over US$5 billion as part of its ‘America First...

President Hakainde Hichilema has got his constitutional amendment bill over the line, a move that will increase the size of the National Assembly and scrap term limits for...

The agreement struck on 20 November between China, Zambia and Tanzania to refurbish and reopen the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) railway line at a cost of US$1.4 billion...

President Hakainde Hichilema’s government has upped the ante in its dispute with Sino-Metals, demanding more compensation for a collapse at the dam that resulted in more than one...

Ghana has taken another key step towards stabilising its economy after its parliament approved a debt restructuring deal on 24 June with 25 creditor nations, including China, France,...

Vedanta Resources, the mining and energy company controlled by Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, is considering listing its Zambian copper unit to raise the finance it promised to invest...