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Zambia
Lusaka · Zambian kwacha (ZMW) · SADC · COMESA
Reference
- Capital
- Lusaka
- Currency
- Zambian kwacha · ZMW
- Central bank
- Bank of Zambia
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- English
- Stock exchange
- Lusaka Securities Exchange
- Instant payments
- National Financial Switch (ZECHL)
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $28.9 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 3.8% · 2025
- Population
- 21.9 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 13.9% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · ZMW
- 19.08 ZMW per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 11
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Africanews
Zambian opposition leader Mundubile taken into custody on treason charges
The Zambian opposition leader who was runner-up in this month's disputed presidential election was taken into custody Thursday over treason allegations, police said.
BBC News Africa
Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations
Brian Mundubile had been in hiding after disputing the outcome of the recent presidential election.
AllAfrica · Zambia
Zambian Opposition Leader in Police Custody - State Media
[DW] Zambia's national broadcaster reports that Brian Mundubile, who wanted to challenge this month's presidential election results, and his running mate have surrendered to police and are being interviewed.
Africanews
Opposition urges African Union to intervene in Zambia's disputed election
They say the 1 September inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema will render scrutiny of the disputed vote “moot”.
AllAfrica · Zambia
Closing Courts Curbs Access to Justice
[HRW] Johannesburg -- Closing Coincided with Deadline for Challenging Election Results…
AllAfrica · Zambia
'I Became Protective' - A Cancer Survivor's Fight to Fix Zambia's Health System
[allAfrica] "Once you go through something as traumatic as a cancer diagnosis, you automatically become protective of the next person," said Karen Nakawala, a Zambian broadcaster and cervical cancer survivor.
AllAfrica · Zambia
Zambians Call for Freedom and a Watchdog Role for the Media
[Afrobarometer] Most citizens say information about government budgets and contracts should be accessible to the public.
AllAfrica · Zambia
Hichilema Wins a Stronger Mandate, but Zambia's Democratic Test Isn't Over
[ISS] Late reforms and weak checks on power expose democratic fault lines and raise the stakes for Hichilema's second term.
AllAfrica · Zambia
Zambia's Messy but Decisive Election - Government Shows Strength - Democracy Shows Weakness
[The Conversation Africa] Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years.