Zambia
Tourism

Travelling close to home

Zambia’s travel industry is pinning its hopes on building up domestic tourism

Agribusiness

Where gardens contribute to families' vital resources

A home-grown farming sector is taking root in Zambia’s mining regions

Agricultural diversification

Dethroning King Maize

Zambian government is reconsidering whether maize should remain country’s main staple food

Democracy

Taking to the cyber-streets

Political activists in Zambia are using social media to reach a broad audience

Mobile phones

Ringing up sales

Little-known Chinese brands are taking over the smartphone market in Zambia

Solar energy

Power from the sun

Zambia increasingly is relying on solar power and developing a related industry

Fire hazards

Up in flames

Zambian poor are increasingly subject to fire hazards from charcoal and firewood they use for heating and cooking

Environment

Financing the fight against climate change

Facing twin plagues of floods and droughts, Zambia lacks resources to fight the effects of climate change

Agriculture

Facing down the armyworm pest

Zambia is debating ways to stop the annual invasion of armyworms that attack its staple crops

Environment

Tribal leaders disagree on copper mine

Tribal chiefs are divided amongst themselves over a proposed open-cast copper mine in Zambia’s Zambezi National Park

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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.