NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy MCcain, executive director of the World Food Programme, about her current trip to Zambia, where people are enduring a severe drought and going hungry. Across ...

On arrival from France on 24 June after witnessing Zambia strike a deal to restructure $6.3bn in debt owed to governments abroad, including China, Hichilema told a thunderous crowd at the Kenneth ...

In the parched terrain of Magoye in Zambia's Mazabuka District, about 150 km south of the capital Lusaka, Dixon Lungu braves the blistering afternoon heat as he waters his scorched maize crop. As the ...

Legend: Darker orange-colored countries have relatively high climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspot index values; therefore face higher risk. Lighter orange-colored countries have relatively ...

International experts will hold emergency talks in Harare on Tuesday to tackle an outbreak of crop-eating "armyworm" caterpillars advancing across several African countries. The armyworm has already ...

Mela Mwansa stoops to water her garden plants, soaking their roots in the red, sandy soil. Around her, green shoots reach up towards the dappled light under the trees. These plants mean a lot to Mela, ...

Across Southern Africa, people are going hungry because of drought. The problem is most acute in four countries that border each other - Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. According to the ...