Category Archives: Zambia

Lobito Atlantic Railway concession launched

re posted from                           RAILWAY GAZETTE INTERNATIONAL

Image: Angola`s railway network, courtesy: Wikipedia

Highlighting the importance of the railway for Angola, President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço said ‘the Lobito Corridor, which links Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and whose concession we have given today … will certainly boost Read the rest

African delegation presents peace plan and Putin unveils new economic model

re posted from                           TASS

19 Jun, 11:00

Press review: African delegation presents peace plan and Putin unveils new economic model

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 19th

MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Seven African nations send high-level peace mission to

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Glencore pleads guilty to foreign bribery and market manipulation in 7 African states

Source: SABC News

The United States Justice Department this week announced a settlement deal of over 1 billion dollars with Swiss-Anglo Mining Company Glencore, after the company agreed to plead guilty in two separate criminal cases. According to the U.S. Attorney General the cases represent the largest criminal enforcement Read the rest

Nuclear Energy can be an Answer to Electricity Deficit-Kalunga

re posted from                           LUSAKA TIMES

“Mr Kalunga says nuclear energy provides electricity that is not affected by fluctuations in weather patterns.”

Nuclear energy can be an answer to electricity deficit-Kalunga

June 1, 2022

Information and Media Permanent Secretary, Kennedy Kalunga says investment in nuclear energy has immense benefits of reliable, … Read the rest

Princy Mthombeni: Nuclear Technology for Africa`s Agenda for Sustainable Development

A kettle boiled twice a day by a family in Britain uses 5x as much electricity as a person in Mali uses per year
An Ethiopian takes 87x longer to consume 150kW hours of electricity than someone in the United Kingdom
A Tanzanian takes 8 years to consume as much Read the rest

Actually You Can Eat Roads : Is Zambia Being Punished for Friendship with China ?

Actually you can eat roads :
Is Zambia being punished for Friendship with China ?

by PD Lawton   21 September 2021

image: former president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu greeting Chinese civil engineers

Zambia`s former president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu has questioned the results of Zambia`s recent elections held on the 12 … Read the rest