By Jeff Kapembwa Africa’s leading economic bloc-Comesa continues pushing its integration agenda with a clarion call to its 21-member states to embrace digital and smart solutions and bolster intra-trade, a yardstick for actualising regional integration. The regional bloc, which has in over 30 years…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Impending El Nino induced weather variabilities threatening Africa during the 2026-27 period has attracted interest groups with the Pan African Bank-AfDB- extending a staggering US$30 billion to militate the cycle. The Pan African financial institution has remained an ally of the…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Global Carbon Council (GCC) high level dialogue hosted by Bonn, Germany, hit a snag after interest groups failed to agree on emission parameters readiness for high-integrity carbon credit implementation for each country and climate financing. The meeting, hosting various countries including…
By Happy Mulolani Despite Zambia recording bumper harvests in successive farming seasons, the country could be at risk from anticipated El Nino. As concerns of the anticipated El Nino grow wider, the Zambia Meteorological Department confirmed the much expected El Niño, which is one…
By Jeff Kapembwa The 21st Africa Continental Climate Outlook Forum hosted in the Zambian capital, Lusaka closed Friday with campaigners warning against complacency against the impending El Nino, a risk factor to the growth of agriculture and key sectors vital for economic growth. The…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia has stepped efforts to operationalise a law on climate change amid heightening El Nino induced floods, low rainfall and other weather variabilities threatening global growth. The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment has stepped up efforts to actualise the Green…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia tobacco output rose fourfold to 100 million tonnes last year despite heightening climate change and other headwinds, a feat authorities pledge to support through sustained and predictable policies to fight poverty and buoy economic growth. The production rise in tobacco…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Looming El Nino, with 61 to 87 percent probability and perceived to extend through late 2026 and into 2027, threatens global food security with Southern, Eastern Africa and Asia likely to face severity of the weather induced crisis, World Bank…
By Jeff Kapembwa Food and Agriculture Organisation Deputy Regional Representative for Africa, Ayman Omer has commenced Zambia’s commitment towards sustaining the agriculture sector and food security through various initiatives with a commitment to supporting the Southern African country in resolving climate change induced headwinds…
By Jeff Kapembwa Twenty two African countries, Zambia included are part of the states placed under a US$202 million United Nations high-risk priority countries-first-ever Joint Anticipatory Action Appeal for food security protection spurred by a looming El Nino anticipated in the next two years….
