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ZAMBIA FACE’S TRAVEL BAN
Daily Nation
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June 28, 2025
Öas Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe assures the nation that there is no fall-out between the US and Zambia, assures that the threat gives both countries an opportunity to strengthen their long bilateral ties...
Zambia to leave for COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship on Monday
ZamFoot
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June 28, 2025
The Zambia U17 National team will leave for the upcoming COSAFA U20 Men’s Championship on Monday the ZamFoot Crew understands. The Young Chipolopolo Boys will be represented by the FIFA U17 World Cup-bound national team at the Region 5 Youth...
Zambia Activates Evacuation Plan for Citizens in Israel and Iran Amid Rising Tensions
Face of Malawi
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June 27, 2025
193 words • approx. 1 min read The Zambian government has announced that while no formal evacuations have yet begun, it has activated evacuation protocols for its 177 nationals currently in Israel and four others in Iran, in light of ongoing...
The occult, the president, and the body: Understanding Zambia’s legal action against the Lungu family- Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambian Observer
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June 28, 2025
The occult, the president, and the body: Understanding Zambia’s legal action against the Lungu family By Sishuwa Sishuwa June 27, 2025 On 24 June 2025, hours before late former president Edgar Lungu was set to be buried in South Africa the...
U.S. Gives Zambia 60 Days to Address Key Concerns or Face Travel Restrictions-minister of foreign affairs
Zambian Observer
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June 28, 2025
GOVT REVIEWING U.S. TRAVEL BAN RISK – HAIMBE Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe has disclosed that Zambia risks being placed on a United States travel restriction list due to concerns over passport security,...
U.S EMBASSY IN ZAMBIA URGES CALM OVER POTENTIAL TRAVEL BAN
Zambian Observer
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June 27, 2025
U.S EMBASSY IN ZAMBIA URGES CALM OVER POTENTIAL TRAVEL BAN THE United States Embassy in Zambia has urged Zambians not to panic over reports that the country may be included among nations facing potential travel restrictions to the U.S. U.S....
Overseas Adventure Travel Launches Fourth Of July Sale: Save Up To $5,000 On ANY Trip
MENAFN
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June 26, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Since 1978, O.A.T.-part of the Grand Circle Corporation family-has been the leader in small group travel for active Americans aged 50 and older, offering unmatched access to local cultures and off-the-beaten-path moments....
‘National Carrier Will Buoy Tourism Development in Nigeria’
This Day
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June 27, 2025
Stories by Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025...
Court order stops a former Zambian president's burial in South Africa on the day of his funeral
Newsday - New York
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JOHANNESBURG — The Zambian government succeeded in getting a court order to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa on Wednesday after it filed a last-minute case that was heard on the day of the funeral. The case...
These alternative holiday ideas make for great August escapes
The Times
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Such is the clamour for southern Europe and the Mediterranean that August’s other temptations tend to escape our attention. Instead of the Greek islands, for instance, what about Greenland and its wondrous glaciers? Or consider venturing to Africa...
High Court stops former Zambian President Edgar Lungu's funeral in SA amid family-government dispute
IOL
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June 25, 2025
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has unexpectedly halted plans to bury former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, just moments before the private ceremony was set to commence on Wednesday. The court's decision marks yet another development in...
Court order stops former Zambian president’s burial in South Africa
Loop News
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Zambian government succeeded in getting a court order to stop the private burial of former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa on Wednesday after it filed a last-minute case that was heard on the day of the funeral. The...
‘National Carrier, If Established, ‘ll Buoy Devt of Tourism in Nigeria’
This Day
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June 23, 2025
Chinedu Eze Travel and aviation experts have declared that for Nigeria to realise its full potential in tourism, it must establish a national carrier to buoy the sector. The experts spoke at the just concluded Aviation Summit 2025 conference...
WE HOPE SOME DAY, ECL’S REMAINS WILL RETURN TO ZAMBIA AS HE IS LAID TO REST IN SOUTH AFRICA
Zambian Observer
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June 23, 2025
KBN TV DITORIAL COMMENT – WE HOPE SOME DAY, ECL’S REMAINS WILL RETURN TO ZAMBIA AS HE IS LAID TO REST IN SOUTH AFRICA On Wednesday last week, we exclusively revealed the family’s decision to put the former sixth Republican President to rest in...
Zambia’s ex-President Lungu will be buried in South Africa due to family’s feud with Zambia
Associated Press
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June 20, 2025
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia’s government over his funeral. Lungu died from an undisclosed illness at a...
Zambia working to close fish deficit by 2026 – Livestock and Fisheries Minister
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 20, 2025
ZAMBIA – The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries says Zambia could eliminate its national fish deficit within the next three years, aiming for self-sufficiency by 2026. Minister Makozo Chikote told the Zambian Business Times that the country...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Witnessing hope: My trip to Zambia with Catholic Relief Services
The Georgia Bulletin
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June 22, 2025
Photo by Catholic Relief ServicesArchbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM Conv., a member of the board of directors of Catholic Relief Services speaks to members of a community in Zambia. He was part of a CRS delegation visiting the African nation to...
Travelers From These 36 Countries May Soon Be Banned From Entering the U.S.
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 16, 2025
And other travel news you may have missed. This week in travel, we’ve uncovered several stories that might have flown under your radar. Among them: locals fire squirt guns at tourists (again); a woman has an epic meltdown in Milan over excess...
“A Body Between Two Nations” Zambia’s Movie
Lusaka Times
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June 20, 2025
“A Body Between Two Nations”: Dr. Sishuwa Unpacks the Political Breakdown Behind Lungu’s Unfinished Funeral What should have been a solemn, unifying farewell for Zambia’s sixth Republican President has unraveled into a deeply personal and...