Africa Zambia hits a copper jackpot from an AI-powered exploration By Bonface Orucho, via bird story agency Zambia’s mineral portfolio has received a major boost with the discovery of the largest copper deposits ever recorded in the country. Through an official statement on the social media site X, on February 5, 2023, KoBold, an American startup backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, announced the discovery of vast copper deposits at their Mingomba mine in northern Zambia. “Mingomba […] todayFebruary 8, 2024 3
insert_link Namibia Hundreds attend bikers street procession at Otjiwarongo A group of 17 bikers from Angola and Namibia on Thursday held a street procession in Otjiwarongo’s Hage Geingob Avenue in preparation for their 2024 Africa Ubuntu Run show, which is set for Karibib on Sunday. The parade, led by Otjiwarongo Municipality traffic vehicles, started at the police roadblock north of town, and attracted hundreds of onlookers. Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua and Chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlayn […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 11
Africa IMF tracking shows that no African state has sought comprehensive debt relief in over a year indicating a trend of growing fiscal hygiene across the region By Seth Onyango, via bird story agency Countries in Africa are showing signs of improving fiscal management, as they navigate through a cascading set of global shocks that exacerbated their debt vulnerabilities. Remarkably, no state has sought comprehensive debt relief since Ghana’s request over a year ago, signalling a trend of growing fiscal discipline across the region. The improvement bucks the trend of recent years, given that […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 3
insert_link Africa Zambia ratifies Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi corridor agreement Zambia has ratified the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Development Corridor Tripartite Agreement, a key trade route connecting Walvis Bay in Namibia, Ndola in Zambia, and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The agreement facilitates enhanced regional connectivity and trade. Ndumbi Mvula, the Public Relations Officer at Zambia's Ministry of Transport and Logistics, gives additional details. todayJanuary 24, 2024 27
insert_link Oshiwambo Epangelo laZambia ola hovela nomatunilo ekondjifo loudu woCholera. Eelopota doikunaneki odati oku dja metivali, omalelo okwa hovela noku yandja omayakulo ounamiti modoropa ya Matero, oyo ili imwe yatalika yakumwa unene ketukuko lomukifi. Eelopota doikundaneki oda popya kutya, fiyo opapa omuvalu wovanhu vefike po 363 ova twaalelwa komukifi wo Cholera, omuvalu oo wa fikamenapo 30% dounona vashona veli koshi yomido 5, omanga ovo vaningwa oihakanwa omuvalu wavo wafikama povanhu vedulife po 9,500. Etukuko lomukifi ota kulopotwa la hovelele pehovelo […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 13
insert_link Africa Culinary passion ignites Botswana’s spice industry: the flavorful journey of chef Cathy By Mmapula Molapong, bird story agency "My memories of food are very powerful. My earliest memory dates back to when I was about eight years old. I absolutely adored going to the farm with my grandmother, we used to get up really early in the morning on weekends to harvest vegetables, sorghum and maize,” said Ompelege Moreosele, who is better known both in Botswana and South Africa as food […] todayJanuary 17, 2024 26
Oshiwambo Epangelo laZambia lapewa osha li sho miti doku tunila oudu wo Cholera. Epangelo la Zambia onghela omandaxa okwa lopotwa layakula oshipandi shotete shomuti woku tunila omukifi woCholera oku dja kehangano louhaku mounyuni WHO. Omiti otaku lopotwa difike pomata 1.4 million, odo tadi kapewa omuvalu wovanhu veli moupyakadi womukifi meenele dayooloka doshilongo. Olopota oyati omiti doku tunila ota dikapewa ovanhu okudja pokanona kodula imwe okuya pombada meenele odo datofwamo dili moshiponga, ngaashi moshilando pangelo Lusaka omo mwa talika omo unene muna omukifi tau […] todayJanuary 16, 2024 29
insert_link Africa IMF working with several African countries https://youtu.be/c7ZwwF1-f84 The IMF is working with authorities in several African countries to provide help stabilizing their economies and financial situations spokesperson Julie Kozack told reporters Thursday (March 23) in Washington, DC. Ghana is seeking funding from the Fund with The West African country, struggling with its worst economic crisis in a generation. Ghana secured a staff-level agreement with the IMF in December for a $3 billion loan, but approval is contingent […] todayJanuary 12, 2024 22
insert_link 3 Oshiwambo Aa Zambia taya kunkililwa yaye komikunda okuyanda etaandelo lyomukithi go Cholera moondoolopa Omupresitend gwa Zambia Hakainde Hichilema okwiindiile aantu ya tembukemo moondoolopa okuya komikunda ,sha landula omaso gaantu ya thika 300 geetithwa komukithi go Cholera. Tati Uuyogoki waaheli nawa momahala gamwe ngoka guudha moondoolopa otashi londeke iipotha yo chorela. Nokwiindiile aantu ya tembukile komikunda hoka kwaagundjuka nokuna uuyogoki uli nawa. Iipotha yo cholera ya konda 7500 oya lopotwa moshilongo ashihe okuza mu October. Moowili 24 dha piti,iipotha iipe ya konda 500 oya […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 14 3
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
