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Two African nations are joining forces to create stronger job training programs that match what employers actually need. The partnership aims to give young people practical skills in growing industries like green energy and digital technology.
Two African nations are joining forces to transform how young people learn job skills, sharing solutions that work and building a future where training leads to real employment. With support from the EU and ILO, this partnership is creating pathways to opportunity across key industries.
A grassroots conservation campaign just raised $150,000 to help restore wildlife populations in Zambia's Lower Luano Valley, where Cape buffalo and antelope are making a comeback after nearly disappearing. The success proves everyday people still care deeply about saving wild places.
For the first time since 2019, Lake Kariba's water levels have climbed to 42% capacity, bringing relief to millions across Zambia and Zimbabwe who depend on the massive reservoir for electricity, food, and income. The rise follows years of devastating drought that left the world's largest human-made lake at just 13% capacity in 2024.
Bright orange electric wires are solving a decade-old challenge in Zambia, letting elephants safely cross farmland while protecting crops from hungry herds. The simple solution is creating peace between people and wildlife in an area where both once struggled to survive together.
In eastern Zambia, satellite collars on elephants now text farmers when herds approach their crops. Combined with a community radio show sharing wildlife safety tips, the system helps half a million people live safely alongside dangerous animals.
In rural Zambia, 73 farming families can now irrigate crops all year after a new river-fed system launched, ending their dependence on unpredictable rains. The project is part of a nationwide push to help nearly a million people adapt to climate change.
Two African nations are turning decades of friendship into a powerful partnership for scientific progress. Zambia and South Africa just committed to a joint technology fund that could transform their mining industries and boost AI research across the region.
A farming community in Zambia is transforming cattle waste into cooking gas and electricity, freeing families from hours of firewood gathering and smoky kitchens. The biogas system now serves 100 households and plans to expand to 600.
A groundbreaking facility in Zambia is slashing the time needed to develop disease-resistant soybean seeds from eight years to just four, giving African farmers faster access to crops that can survive droughts and outbreaks. The first center of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa could help millions of smallholder farmers boost yields while feeding a growing continent.
A groundbreaking study across Nigeria, Pakistan, Zambia, and Tanzania reveals that anemia, not bleeding alone, drives up to half of pregnancy deaths in Africa and South Asia. The discovery could revolutionize how doctors save mothers' lives.
Zambia just started building its largest clean energy project yet, combining massive solar panels with battery storage to power the nation even after dark. The Leopards Hill project will stabilize the country's electricity grid while creating hundreds of jobs near the capital.
A record 1,200 innovators from 45 African countries applied for Qualcomm's equity-free mentorship program, with 10 groundbreaking startups selected to develop solutions using AI and IoT technology. Among them is a Zambian team building affordable livestock monitoring for rural farms.
Zambia is launching a groundbreaking solar power initiative with Norway that could light up homes across the country while cutting reliance on coal. The $2 billion program invites private developers to build clean energy projects that combine solar panels with battery storage.
A new World Bank report shows Zambia can fight climate change and grow its economy at the same time. Smart investments could protect communities, create thousands of jobs, and lift people out of poverty.
While climate funding to developing nations dropped to $26 billion in 2023, African social entrepreneurs are proving grassroots innovation can succeed where traditional financing falls short. From Zambia to Kenya, community-led solutions are protecting both people and planet.
A chemist who fell in love with molecules returned to Africa to build a world-class drug discovery center, keeping local talent home while hunting for cures to malaria and tuberculosis. Kelly Chibale's facility in Cape Town is proving that groundbreaking medical research can happen anywhere.
Your phone could soon connect to satellites when cell towers are out of reach. MTN Zambia just completed Africa's first successful satellite-to-phone trial, sending data and mobile money payments through space.
TMDK Group distributed 17,000 bags of rice and maize flour to vulnerable families in Zamfara State, Nigeria, ensuring dignified observance of the fasting season. What started with just 100 bags in 2006 has grown into a lifeline for thousands.
Zambia just formalized a groundbreaking peace partnership that could transform how communities and government work together for stability. The agreement links grassroots peacebuilding with national security frameworks across the country.
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