Zambia

14 January 2008 -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns the disastrous floods that have hit Southern Africa are likely to get worse. It says rains are forecast to continue until April.

Rains, which began in early December, have caused many rivers along the Zambezi basin to swell. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique have experienced severe flooding and the situation is spreading to other countries, notably Malawi, Lesotho and Madagascar.    » read more »

28 August 2007 -- The Zambian government says it intends to re-arrest and re-try Mrs. Regina Chiluba, wife of former President Frederick Chiluba on charges of receiving and obtaining stolen state property. The decision comes after a judge granted the government’s request to drop its prosecution of Mrs. Chiluba on all charges for the time being because the government could not find witnesses to testify against her.

Meanwhile, the judge has ordered the government to pay damages to Mrs. Chiluba and return all property seized from her.    » read more »

22 May 2007 -- Small scale farmers and researchers from the University of Zambia are implementing a project to reduce the amount of fertilizer needed to grow crops – using what they call “fertilizer trees.” From Lusaka, Voice of America English to Africa reporter Sanday Chongo Kabange tells us the growing price of organic fertilizer has sparked a new innovation for Zambia’s small scale farmers who have little money.    » read more »