PREAMBLE: We, the stakeholders gathered at Sali Riverside Lodge for the first Manganese Indaba and fifth Luapula Mining Insaka, held on 6th and 7th June 2023, and having deliberated on various issues in the mining sector, specifically Manganese Mining in Luapula Province, do note the following:   OBJECTIVE OF INDABA: The main objective of the...Continue Reading

Last week, Zambia co-hosted the Summit for Democracy, jointly with Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, and the United States of America. In the nation’s capital of Lusaka, both government and civil society organized a range of conversations diving into important issues such as electoral integrity, the role of youth and women in politics, and freedom...Continue Reading

By Sheila Masinde, Maurice Nyambe and Robert Mwanyumba Financial secrecy in Africa is an ever-present reality as jurisdictions such as Kenya and Rwanda continue to set up and operationalise on-shore financial centres. Both operations are vague and in the case of Kenya, divulging information on the operations of the Financial Centre is met with punitive...Continue Reading

By Rueben Lifuka As the Republic of Zambia co-hosts the Summit for Democracy this week alongside the United States and other global partners, a crucial opportunity arises for collaboration in combating the illicit financial flows contributing to the erosion of democracy across Africa. As an activist and leader within the global anti-corruption movement, I have...Continue Reading