LUSAKA, April 1, 2008 (AFP) - A Zambian court Tuesday summoned a private newspaper editor after he wrote an editorial in which he described former president Frederick Chiluba and his ex-defence chiefs as corrupt.

LUSAKA, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - African countries meeting on Monday in Zambian capital Lusaka urged South Africa to abandon the production of cluster munitions and destroy its stockpile said to be the largest on the continent.

LUSAKA, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa said on Monday that he will not pardon his corruption-tainted predecessor despite numerous requests that have been made to him.

LUSAKA, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Zambian authorities have arrested nine Chinese nationals after they were found in illegal possession of products made from ivory, an official said on Monday.

Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) said the nine Chinese nationals were arrested on separate days last week after they conducted a search on a Chinese-owned factory in the capital Lusaka.

LUSAKA, March 31, 2008 (AFP) - Fifteen Zambian village elders have been arrested for trying to block President Levy Mwanawasa's convoy in protest against alleged government meddling in traditional affairs, police said Monday.

LUSAKA, March 27, 2008 (AFP) - Former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba was Thursday interrogated over his role in the alleged theft of 7.8 million dollars (about 4.9 million euros) during his tenure, a top investigator said.

LUSAKA, March 27, 2008 (AFP) - Zambian police on Thursday dispersed hundreds of women demonstrating against the reported use of prostitutes at an exclusive hotel for members of parliament.

LUSAKA, March 27, 2008 (AFP) - Zambia has ended negotiations with South Africa's largest bank to finance a 1.2 billion dollar (762 million euro) oil import deal after disagreements, state radio reported Thursday.

LUSAKA, March 26, 2008 (AFP) - Zambia's parliament announced Wednesday that it had launched an inquiry into a lawmaker's allegation that his colleagues were entertaining call girls at a hotel exclusively reserved for deputies.

LUSAKA , March 18, 2008 (AFP) - Taxes on energy-saving appliances are to be suspended in Zambia in a bid to alleviate power shortages plaguing the country, President Levy Mwanawasa has announced.