Lusaka - Zimbabwe's political problems may delay or completely derail construction of the 70 million US dollar Kazungula Bridge on the Zambezi River, a vital economic link between Botswana and Zamb

Lusaka  - A fire has put the start of production at what is expected to be Africa's largest open-pit copper plant on ice, media in the southern African country of Zambia reported Wednesday.

Lusaka- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, unfounded rumours of whose death left international media and political leaders with egg on their face Thursday, was due to undergo further tests as a mili

Lusaka - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa was still in intensive care in a Paris hospital Thursday morning after suffering a stroke in Egypt last week, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.

Banda told Radio Zambia the government was still awaiting an update on his condition from doctors at the hospital, where he said Mwanawasa was receiving treatment for hypertension - a condition that can lead to a stroke.

The nation was praying for his recovery, he said.

Mwanawasa, 59, was transferred to Paris on Tuesday night from Egypt, where he suffered a stroke Sunday on the eve of the African Union heads of state summit in Sharm el-Sheikh he had been due to attend.

Banda said he had been in stable condition before leaving for Paris for specialist care.

Lusaka, Zambia - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who suffered a stroke in Egypt last week, has been transferred to Paris for further treatment, Vice President Rupiah Banda said in a statement rel

Lusaka, Zambia  - Zambia on Monday reported a drop in its maternal mortality rate from 729 per 100,000 live births in 2001 to 449 in 2007.