Zambia
Mining & Fisheries

Casting a wide net

Mining company KML aids the environment by putting fish in two of its dams

Development funding

Putting money in the right hands

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund decentralises spending with mixed results

Mobile money

Financial inclusion by phone

Zambians are increasingly using mobile phones to move money via online platforms

Gemstones

Deep green and lucrative

With help from a tax break, Zambia’s emerald producers hope to shine again

Education

Learning the Chinese way

Chinese-run education programmes strengthen economic cooperation with Zambia

Entrepreneurship

A rising tide of hope

Zambia’s small businesses pin their hopes for growth on the new president

Manufacturing

Made in Chibombo

A big Chinese investment aims to create a manufacturing base in central Zambia

Charities

Refuge in a storm

Charities caring for the most vulnerable face hard times during the pandemic

Zambia’s elections

A fragile democracy

Democracy in Zambia is taking a step backwards under the Lungu administration

Agribusiness

Fortifying crops

Bio-fortified crops can improve both nutrition and economic growth in Zambia

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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.