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[New Zimbabwe] Zambia is set to sign a US$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States this week after resolving a dispute over sensitive health data-sharing requirements.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Direct commercial flights connecting Luanda and Lusaka are scheduled to launch later this year, Angolan Minister of Transport Ricardo Viegas D'Abreu announced Tuesday during a visit to the Zambian capital.

[New Times] Rwandan singer Bwiza has confirmed a concert to launch her third album, Home, in Lusaka, Zambia, on November 28, with fellow Rwandan artiste Bruce Melodie among the performers supporting her at the concert.

[Nyasa Times] Zambian police have swooped on a staggering 19 Malawians allegedly caught attempting to smuggle more than 5,400 litres of petrol across the border into Malawi -- a dramatic bust that exposes just how desperate the country's fuel crisis has become.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Minister of Transport Ricardo D'Abreu is participating from 5 to 6 October in Lusaka, Zambia, in the Second Lobito Corridor Coordination Meeting, aimed at defining actions for economic integration and regional trade.

[Agenzia Fides] Lusaka -- "On behalf of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), we wish to express our fraternal solidarity and prayerful closeness to the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), and in a particular way to His Grace Dr. Alick Banda, Archbishop of Lusaka, at this challenging moment in the life of the Church in Zambia."

[Afrobarometer] Few citizens think representatives listen to what ordinary people have to say.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Bright Msaka, has thrown down a bold challenge to the country's universities, demanding they step up and help mobilise desperately needed foreign exchange through their teaching and other services.

[Bird Story Agency] Money saved from selling bracelets helped 25-year-old Brian Hamubotu establish a growing bag-manufacturing business that employs and trains 14 young Zambians. Now he wants a larger workshop and modern machinery to extend those opportunities to thousands more.

[Namibian] Namibia completed a perfect Group A campaign at the TotalEnergies CAF under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifier on Tuesday as they defeated Seychelles 3-0 to become the second team to book their place in the semi-finals.

[Namibian] Zambia became the first team to book their place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | Cosafa Qualifier on Monday, while defending champions South Africa took control of Group B with a 2-0 victory over Angola.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission has warned consumers across the region about a recalled batch of Woolworths' WBeauty Complete Clarifying Shampoo over possible bacterial contamination.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Four Angolan students graduated on Sunday from Rusangu University in the city of Monze, Republic of Zambia, at a ceremony attended by representatives of Angola's diplomatic mission in that African country.

[The Conversation Africa] The earliest years of a child's life are critical for growth, learning and long-term wellbeing. During this period, children develop rapidly, and experiences in the home and community shape their future health, education and social outcomes. Simple things like talking, singing, telling stories and playing with children can have a powerful impact on how their brains develop in this time.

[RFI] Hundreds of fishermen say they were violently driven from an island in southern Zambia and have been unable to return to their fishing grounds for more than three years, after a Chinese-owned fishing company expanded its operations in the area. They say they lost their homes and livelihoods, have never received compensation and are still seeking justice. An RFI investigation has traced what happened to the community and the Chinese company's growing presence on Lake Kariba.

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