At the time, in 1989, there were no medications or treatments for AIDS in Zambia. So Billy nursed her at home in their kitchen. Soon, she couldn't walk or even stand.

Prices for a 25 kilogram bag of breakfast corn meal, used to make Zambia’s staple food, nshima, a thick porridge that’s eaten at most meals, fell 4% to 344.41 kwacha ($13) in May from a month earlier.

What's happening? Zambia, home to nearly 20 million people, is facing its worst drought in decades, with rainfall levels so low that the country expects a 50-60% drop in maize harvests. Maize is a ...

NPR spoke with dozens of HIV-positive people in Zambia to learn the impact on them. They consistently report chaos and confusion — and, increasingly, people falling ill without their HIV medication.

In 2024, Zambia received $240 million from the U.S. to support HIV/AIDS work, including prevention, treatment and distribution of medications.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has said that four of its internationals who play in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) will not travel to China for upcoming matches. FAZ said in ...

Bayer’s expertise in maize seed breeding and production holds particular potential because it is a staple food crop in Africa; for instance, in Zambia, a maize meal known as “nshima,” constitutes a ...

SP: What are the main dishes of Zambia? Chanda: Nshima is our staple food, and we have it with any meats or vegetables. That is where you can play around. We are huge on flavors. British colonizing ...

Mix-and-matched, however, Zambia’s remote bush camps offer a rare, diverse immersion into the unfenced wilderness, far from safari-truck scrums. Guides care about you and where they are equally.

Words by Rhiannon Hopley Zambia is facing its worst drought in 40 years, with a lack of rain leading to a 50% crop failure across the country. Around 9.8 million people across 84 of the country ...