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Africa CDC urges Zambia to be wary of second COVID-19 surge

Workers disinfect the Zambezi market in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, May 15, 2020. /Xinhua The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday urged Zambia to be wary of the

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APD | Food insecurity threatens the globe in days ahead

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr. I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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SunCulture wants to turn Africa into the world’s next bread basket, one solar water pump at a time

The world’s food supply must double by the year 2050 to meet the demands from a growing population, according to a report from the United Nations. And as pressure mounts to find new crop land to

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G20 summit: A breakthrough in sovereign debt management system

Editor's note:Djoomart Otorbaev is the former Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, a distinguished professor of the Belt and Road School of Beijing Normal University, and a member of Nizami Ganj

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World Bank chief welcomes G20 progress on debt relief

World Bank Group President David Malpass said Saturday that he is very pleased to see the progress the Group of 20 (G20) has made on debt transparency and debt relief.T

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Realizing children's right to play in rural Zambia

Mary (C) and her siblings looking at the hot water coming from the famous Chinyunyu hot springs in Lusaka rural, Zambia, on Nov. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Lillian Banda) In modern times, children's ri

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Zambia sees increased copper production in first half of 2020

An open-pit copper mine in Zambia, Africa. /Getty Images Zambia, Africa's second-largest copper producer, saw an increase in copper production in the first half of 2020 compared to the same pe

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AFCON 2021 qualifiers: Sudan stuns Ghana, champions Algeria qualify

FILE PHOTO: Riyad Mahrez in action for Algeria during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final. /Getty Images The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Monday and Tuesday yielded some surprisin

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China maintains as Namibia's top export market in September

Workers of a fish processing factory prepare hake fillet for freezing in Walvis Bay, Namibia. /Getty Images China maintained its dominance as Namibia’s largest export destination, with a share

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Ex-Zambian president diagnosed with colon cancer

This file photo shows Zambia's former President Rupiah Banda was delivering a speech in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, on March 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Martin Mbangweta)Former Za

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Zambia aims to attain 100 percent access to handwashing services

A young girl washes her hands at a borehole. /Getty Images Zambia on Thursday joined the rest of the world in commemorating the Global Handwashing Day with the government projecting to increas

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UN's 75th anniversary: Evolution of South-South cooperation

VCG This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the time the world is fighting against COVID-19 that has greatly challenged the world through devouring the lives and destroying

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Winning the fight against cholera

Editor's note: Frew Benson is chief director of the National Department of Health of South Africa and chair of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control. The article reflects the author's opinions,

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Zambia commends Chinese CDC for building capacity in COVID-19 testing

Li Jie (R), Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, hands over medical materials to Davies Mwila, secretary-general of Zambia's governing party, during a donation ceremony in Lus

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Spotlight: China's medical teams help cement China-Africa friendship amid COVID-19

More than two months have passed, but Chinese doctor Zhao Mengwen still felt exhilarated when recollecting how a nine-month-old Sierra Leonean infant infected with COVID-19 was saved. "The nine-mo

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Singapore crushes ivory stockpile to end illegal wildlife trade

Singapore destroyed ivory worth millions of dollars to curb rampant poaching of elephants and prevent the stockpile from re-entering the market.The ivory pieces, weighing nine tonnes valued at 13

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Global efforts intensify to curb spread of COVID-19 as cases in Africa top 1 mln

Working as a motorbike taxi rider in Kenya's capital Nairobi, Joseph Musau knows at least three acquaintances who have contracted COVID-19. It was not until recently did he realize that COVID-19 was