Zambia

Zambia: State Department Issues Travel Alert

Date: August 23rd, 2011 |

The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for citizens leading up to the September 20, 2011 presidential, parliamentary and local elections in Zambia. Potential for unrest and disruptions surrounding the elections is high, and those planning to travel to the country should monitor local news and remain aware of local conditions. The State Department [read more]

Zambia/Zimbabwe: Zambia Fears Mass Exodus from Zimbabwe Because of Election Violence

Date: June 19th, 2008 |

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Authorities in Zambia are fearful of a mass exodus of immigrants from Zimbabwe in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s run-off presidential election June 27. President Robert Mugabe appears determined not to let a possible election defeat remove him from power and has threatened to “go to war” to prevent opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai and his party [read more]

Zambia: Power Problems Put Nation in the Dark

Date: June 17th, 2009 |

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The entire country suffered blackouts over a two-week period, first when Zesco, the national power company, shut down two of its six generators at the Kafue Gorge hydropower station when a massive accumulation of weeds blocked the water flow, then June 15 when a substation that provides Zambia’s main power supply failed. Workers restored power [read more]

Zambia

Date: November 4th, 2003 |

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The recent experience of an American affiliated with the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is a good reminder to keep your car doors locked when driving here, or anywhere in the world where street crime and car-jacking is rampant. At about noon he was waiting at a red light when someone opened the door and tried [read more]

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