Mozambique’s long-held dreams of natural gas have got a fresh boost following an estimated $1.1 billion contract award by ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region. The signing of the contracts represents a big leap towards FID for the project, whose objective is to build onshore LNG facilities with […]
The courtrooms in Zambia were closed on the last day for challenging the outcome of the presidential elections in the country. It sparked concern over justice and the future of the election, which is contested. The Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court of the country were included among the closed courts as the opponent was […]
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has emerged victorious in securing a second five-year term, after winning 61.4% of the votes, giving him the mandate to implement an economic development program through investments focusing on copper production and restructuring of debt. The Zambia Electoral Commission has announced the victory of the 64-year-old president on Thursday morning, August […]
Zambia’s tension after the country’s elections has been heightened by the detention of 11 people, some of them senior members of the opposition, and the confiscation of weapons, based on allegations from the government of an attempted armed insurrection. This detention of people took place just days after Zambia conducted its presidential election, where the […]
Zambian presidential elections have come to a close with President Hakainde Hichilema clearly in the lead as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues to tally up the results of the voting held on August 13. While the counting process was initially based on the figures presented in the first report for about 49 constituencies, […]
Zambia Votes Today: The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election which will be used to find out whether President Hakainde Hichilema’s economic policies have been satisfactory enough to see him through to his second term in office.The people of Zambia go to the polls today in a Presidential election […]
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has declared a state of national disaster and emergency due to a devastating drought that has engulfed the country. Currently, 84 out of 116 districts in Zambia are experiencing severe drought conditions, causing immense hardships for the agricultural sector and food security. The usual rainy season, which typically extends from October […]