Zambia News API

Supported Countries - 165

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherland

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States Of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Get headlines from Zambia with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Zambia News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Zambia is ZM.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Zambia.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=zm&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Zambia.

Headlines from Zambia

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=zm&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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      • "title": "The huge theme park built on an abandoned gold mine in Africa's richest city",
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      • "description": "Mine tours are still available and visitors can descend as far as 226 metres underground for a gold-pouring demonstration.",
      • "content": "For any thrill-seekers out there, theme parks are great places to visit. From terrifying rollercoasters to haunted houses, there is plenty to do and see. And that's also the case for Africa's biggest theme park that happens to be in the continent's richest city . Gold Reef City , located in Johannesburg , South Africa , has been built on an abandoned gold mine and is now one of the top attractions in the region. According to Tsogo Sun , the company that operates it, the theme park offers 16 thrilling rides, seven family rides, 21 kids’ rides, Jump City Trampoline Park, an underground mine tour, and a 4D theatre. The park sits just south of Johannesburg’s city centre on a former gold mine that closed in 1971. Its design is themed around the gold rush era of the late 19th century, which earned Johannesburg the nickname the “City of Gold”. The city remains Africa’s richest, with over 12,000 millionaires, according to Henley & Partners . Gold Reef City spans around 45 acres and features rides like the Anaconda - the world’s only Giovanola inverted coaster - and the Tower of Terror, a vertical drop rollercoaster plunging riders into an old mine shaft with a terrifying 6.3 g-force. Other favourites include the Golden Loop, UFO spinner ride, and the Giant Wheel offering sweeping views over the city. Beyond the rides, visitors can explore a real underground gold mine. According to City Sightseeing , guests descend into Mine Shaft 14, wearing hard hats and torches to learn about Johannesburg’s gold mining history. Tours descend as far as 226 metres underground and include a gold-pouring demonstration. Gold Reef City also features a museum dedicated to mining history, as well as Johannesburg’s Apartheid Museum, which opened nearby in 2001. Those looking for a more relaxed experience can enjoy a variety of restaurants, fast food outlets, retail stores, and even a Victorian-style wedding chapel dating back to 1879. Recent visitors have praised the park on TripAdvisor . One said: “There is an awesome ride at the park called Tower of Terror. “It is a very short ride but one you shouldn't miss if you love scary, fast, drop-type rides.” Another visitor added: “This is unlike any theme park I’ve ever been to. It is smaller than places like Disneyland Paris but has so much to offer. The mine tour was also amazing.” Entry to Gold Reef City is reasonably priced, with general admission tickets costing R265 - around £11. Parking at the park is free.",
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      • "title": "Ndege zisizo na rubani za Sudani zashambulia mji wa mpakani karibu na Eritrea",
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      • "title": "DRC: Zaidi ya visa 100 vya kipindupindu vyarekodiwa ndani ya wiki moja Tanganyika",
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      • "content": "Kwa mujibu wa Dk.Wilma Lwabola, akinukuliwa na Radio Okapi , kukatika kwa huduma ya maji ya kunywa ni moja ya sababu kuu zilizochangia mlipuko huu wa kipindupindu. Anafafanua: “Mkoa wetu ulipata tatizo la maji, tatizo la upatikanaji wa maji ya kunywa kwa muda wa takribani siku 7. Imebainika kuwa kwetu sisi ni tatizo kubwa kuliko mipuko wa kipindupindu. Mkoa wetu ni janga tupu hasa kwa maeneo mawili ya afya yaliyopo katika jiji na wilaya ya Kalemie na Nyemba. Ugonjwa wa Kipindupindu ni cha kudumu unaendelea kuwepo, lakini kuna sababu zinazochangia au kuzidisha ugonjwa huo, ikiwa ni pamoja na ukosefu wa maji safi na maji ya REGIDESO. \" Kutokana na uhaba huu wa maji ya kunywa, wakazi wa eneo hilo wamegeukia vyanzo vya maji ambayo hayajasafishwa, kama vile Mto Lukuga na Ziwa Tanganyika, ambako maji hayana klorini. Hali hii imechangia kuenea kwa kasi kwa ugonjwa huo. Kuongezeka kwa kasi kwa wagonjwa Mlipuko huo ulianza Aprili 29, na takwimu zinaonyesha kuongezeka kwa idadi ya wagonjwa, hali inayotia wasiwasi Dk. Lwabola anaeleza: \"Kuanzia siku ya Jumatatu, tulikuwa na kesi nyingi mpya: tulifikia kesi mpya 79 kwa siku moja tu, na siku ya Jumanne, tulikuwa na kesi 39. Leo, tangu tufanye mkutano, tuna kesi 18 tangu asubuhi.\" Hali katika maeneo ya afya ya Nyemba na Kalemie inatia wasiwasi hasa, kwani maeneo haya yanachukuliwa kuwa janga la kawaida, ambapo kipindupindu kinaendelea kuwepo lakini idadi ya wagonjwa inaweza kuwa kubwa kutokana na sababu mbalimbali zinazozidisha hali hiyo. Mamlaka ya afya hatua za haraka zichukuliwe kurejesha usambazaji wa maji ya kunywa na kuimarisha hatua za kuzuia, ikiwa ni pamoja na uwekaji wa klorini katika maji.",
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        • "chad",
        • "nigeria",
        • "benin",
        • "botswana",
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        • "equatorial guinea",
        • "morocco",
        • "eritrea",
        • "gambia",
        • "lesotho",
        • "liberia",
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        • "seychelles",
        • "sierra leone",
        • "togo",
        • "tanzania",
        • "ethiopia",
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        • "central african republic",
        • "sudan",
        • "mozambique",
        • "ghana",
        • "madagascar",
        • "cameroon",
        • "somalia",
        • "senegal",
        • "zambia",
        • "malawi",
        • "mali",
        • "burkina fasco",
        • "ivory coast",
        • "uganda",
        • "angola",
        • "algeria",
        • "kenya",
        • "dr congo",
        • "libya",
        • "mauritania",
        • "tunisia",
        • "zimbabwe"
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      • "title": "Gabon: Rais mteule, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, aapishwa",
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      • "description": "Mshindi wa uchaguzi wa urais mnamo Aprili 12 kwa ushindi wa kishindo, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema ameapishwa katika uwanja wa michezo wa Angondjé, viungani mwa Libreville, Jumamosi, Mei 3, mbele ya viongozi wa Afrika wapatao kumi na tano waliokuja kwa hafla hiyo. Akiahidi kufanya kazi kuelekea \"Gabon mpya\", hivyo akawa rais wa kwanza wa Jamhuri ya Tano ya Gabon, miezi 20 baada ya kupinduliwa kwa Ali Bongo.",
      • "content": "Akiwa amewasili katika uwanja wa michezo wa Angondjé kwa gari lililokuwa wazi kabisa, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema pengine hakuhitaji kukatwa kwa umeme, hali iliyoioikumba Libreville wakati wa hafla ya kuapishwa kwake alasiri ya Jumamosi, Mei 3, ili kuwakumbusha watu kwamba ujenzi upya wa miundombinu ya Gabon ulikuwa mojawapo ya vipaumbele vya mamlaka yake mpya. Miongoni mwa vipaumbele hivyo, pia alitaja, katika hotuba yake ya kwanza kuwa rais kamili, mseto wa uchumi, vita dhidi ya ukosefu wa ajira kwa vijana, mabadiliko ya ndani ya maliasili na mapambano dhidi ya baadhi ya majanga, akianza na \"kutokujali, rushwa, uchoyo, uvivu na uzembe.\" Njia ya raha itakuwa ndefu, lakini kwa kazi, nidhamu, bidii [...] tutasonga mbelea na kufkia hatua kubwa. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema aliapa, dakika chache mapema, mbele ya Mahakama ya Katiba, \"kuheshimu na kutetea kwa uaminifu Katiba na utawala wa sheria\", kabla ya kutunukiwa kola ya urais ya Mwalimu Mkuu wa Daraja za Kitaifa na kupokea sifa za kitamaduni za mamlaka, ikiwa ni pamoja na tochi inayoashiria \"mwanga, tumaini na uwajibikaji sirikishi\" ambayo alimkabidhi Mamady Doumbouya katika pendekezo la ishara kwa rais wa mpito wa Guinea kumtaka pia kuandaa uchaguzi katika nchi yake. \"Asitusaliti kwa kuwa dikteta\" Hatimaye Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema alichukua fursa ya hafla hiyo iliyomalizika kwa gwaride la kijeshi na wanajeshi kuruka kwa miamvuli, kuelezea kwa kina ratiba ya kuanzishwa kwa taasisi mpya za nchi: uchaguzi wa wabunge na serikali za mitaa utafanyika Septemba 27 na Oktoba 11, kabla ya uchaguzi wa maseneta kufanyika. Kuhusu mpito wenyewe, utakamilika Desemba 23, kwa kuapishwa kwa majaji wa Mahakaam mpya ya Katiba. Katika uwanja wa michezo wa Angondjé, wakuu 16 wa nchi za Afrika walisafiri kuhudhuria sherehe za kuapishwa kwa rais mpya wa Gabon, akiwemo Rais wa Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, ambaye alipokea pongezi nyingi. Karibu nao pia: karibu watu 40,000 wenye shauku, kama mfuasi huyu wa Brice Oligui Nguema ambaye alisema sherehe hii \"itasalia katika kumbukumbu za historia ya Gabon\" huku mwingine akisifu \"sherehe nzuri zaidi ya kuapishwa ambayo [amewahi] kuona, sherehe iliyojaa hisia na iliyojaa furaha ya pamoja kati ya rais na raia wake.\" \"Ilikuwa nzuri sana!\" \" anahitimisha. Ukweli unabaki kuwa katika bunge hili ambalo linamuunga mkono kabisa mkuu mpya wa nchi, wengi pia wanatarajia mengi kutoka kwake: \"Asitusaliti kwa kuwa dikteta. \"Lazima aendelee kufanya alichoanzisha: ndivyo tunavyotarajia kutoka kwake,\" alijibu raia wa tatu kwa mwandishi wetu huko Libreville, Yves Laurent Goma .",
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      • "description": "\"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy,\" rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.",
      • "content": "The bride, Evelyn Sekgalakane, sparkled in white as she walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with Shirley Molala, who was about to become her \"sister wife\" at a mass wedding celebration at a South African church that encourages polygamy. Behind them came the groom Lesiba Molala, who was marrying another wife at the elaborate ceremony at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) south-west of Johannesburg. The polygamous bridal party was among 55 marriages that took place there on Easter Sunday - a loud, long and joyous occasion. Only seven of the unions were welcoming an extra wife to the family - but all were open to doing so in the future. \"He is a God [who approves] of polygamy,\" rang out repeatedly across the packed auditorium. Shirley, who is Mr Molala's second wife and has been married to him for 25 years, told me ahead of the big day: \"I love polygamy because it is rooted in Biblical teaching\" - a reference to passages in the Old Testament of the Bible. She was handpicked by his first wife, who has since died, while a third wife had also joined the family - leaving in the wake of a leadership row that split the congregation. The 48-year-old explained that as the process of adding another spouse had started spiritually, it made it easier to regard the incoming wife as a sister and friend. \"We [first three wives] got along to a point where we'd wear matching clothes. So I learnt this from the Molala family and that's why I was able to do the same for Evelyn.\" Before the official start of the marriage ceremonies - which each involved an exchange of rings but no spoken vows - the jubilant congregation gathered outside the auditorium at around noon in a riot of colour and noise. Loudspeakers blaring out church songs competed with the cheers of thousands of well-wishers - some of whom were dressed in the church's blue-and-white uniforms, while others sported their Sunday best. Over the next five hours bridal parties arrived to great fanfare and tried to outdo one another: one large contingent of bridesmaids was dressed in different shades of electric lime green, another featured a Gucci-clad groomsman. Beforehand church officials had checked the outfits at the gate to make sure everyone in attendance was suitably dressed - no skimpy outfits, bare arms or trousers allowed for women, who also had to cover their heads, with jackets prescribed for men. The church has a strict moral code - the sexes sit separately inside the auditorium during ordinary services and dating is not allowed. \"I only learned about polygamy when I joined the church and was taught that simply dating a woman was not allowed. So because I realised that one woman would not be enough for me, I felt that rather than cheat, let me get another wife,\" Lesiba Molala, 67, told the BBC. These mass weddings take place three times a year at the church's grand headquarters in the small rural town of Zuurbekom - at Easter, in September and December. After each wedding party's raucous arrival was over, the group walked a red carpet to take photos. Then it was time for the church's leader, Leonard Frederick G Modise, to arrive - and his entrance almost stole the show. Referred to as \"the comforter\", he was ushered in - along with his family - by a marching band, horse parade and a series of luxury vehicles, among them a midnight sapphire Rolls Royce. As the sun began to set, it was time for the official programme to begin - with each entourage entering the auditorium to make their way slowly down the white-carpeted aisle. I caught up with the Molala trio before their turn. Evelyn was excited and all smiles about her dress: \"I told you, you would not recognise me!\" The service, which went on until 22:00, ended with a blessing from Mr Modise for the new couples and their other spouses - with the festivities going on long into the night. While such pageantry is often associated with weddings here - albeit not on such a grand scale – multiple marriage ceremonies are unusual, even in a country as diverse and multicultural as South Africa. So too is the inclusion of polygamous unions. While polygyny - the marriage of a man to several women - is allowed in South Africa, such relationships are usually registered as customary marriages and are not celebrated in church. However, the IPHC is one of what is known as an African independent church, which is allowed to officiate them - as long as the marriages are also registered with the country's home affairs department. According to the 2022 census, more than 85% of South Africans identified as Christian, followed by 8%, who said they practised traditional African beliefs. Several churches with large congregations mix both belief systems - like the IPHC - though mainstream Protestant and Catholic churches remain the biggest denominations. For the IPHC, polygamy has been taught and encouraged and has \"evolved with the church\" from its inception in Soweto in 1962 to a congregation today of 3.1 million across southern Africa, senior church official Mpho Makwana told the BBC. Mr Molala married his first wife in 1991, six years after joining the church. She was also a member - an important factor for those looking to take a spouse. The church explicitly forbids marriages to outsiders. Nine years later, Mr Molala and his wife sat down to discuss the expansion of the family. After a church-wide search, the couple settled on Shirley who was then 23. \"I felt important [because I was] noticed among the many women in the church,\" she said. Evelyn too was selected after a church-initiated process that began in February. She admitted it took a while for her to warm to the idea of joining a polygamous union, though Shirley's receptive attitude made it easier for her. The 44-year-old had grown up in the church but later left, going on to have three children, before returning to the fold a few years ago. With his marriage to Evelyn, Mr Molala has informally adopted her children, bringing the total number of his offspring to 13. Each of his families live in separate houses - although Evelyn will join him at his home for the early stages of the marriage. Polygamy, traditionally practised in some South African cultures, does divide people in the country. In recent years several reality shows have given an insight into life in plural families - and sparked debate about whether they are still relevant. Prof Musa Xulu, a religious expert with South Africa's Cultural, Religious and Linguistics Rights Communities Rights Commission, said it was common to come across families in such unions who had been devastated in the initial stages of the HIV/Aids pandemic, which has ravaged South Africa. The situation had stabilised, though it was still \"a big problem\", he told the BBC. Mr Makwana said the IPHC had addressed this head on - putting in place measures about a decade ago to better protect couples and polygamous unions from HIV/Aids after one family's experience, which had been an \"eye-opener\" for the church's leadership. Those intending to get married must first get tested for HIV. \"You can't proceed without going through that process... so there are no surprises ahead,\" he said. The couple must tell each other their results, decide whether to continue and then the church keeps a record on file. This \"100% transparency\" also reduced the number of divorces that had often resulted when deception came to light, he said. Prof Xulu said churches like the IPHC, while having an \"eclectic approach to Christianity\" that was \"half-Christian, half-African\", did have doctrinal justifications for their traditions as well as \"internal dispute-resolution mechanisms\". \"They will assist families who are undergoing distress,\" he said. The IPHC is heavily involved in the vetting process once a proposal has been accepted. It takes several months and is marked by three pre-nuptial ceremonies. During this time, couples were \"taken through a spiritual process of ensuring they know what they are committing to\", Mr Makwana said. Most couples are relative strangers before the formal proposal is made - as was the case for Freddy Letsoalo, 35, and 31-year-old Rendani Maemu. They also tied the knot in Zuurbekom over Easter - both marrying for the first time. Mr Letsoalo said he first spotted his bride-to-be at a friend's wedding nearly a decade ago - also celebrated at one of the mass marriage ceremonies. But they \"didn't talk or do anything else\" after their initial meeting, he told the BBC. \"It was love at first sight but remember, we know... the teachings of our church.\" While the two would later become Facebook friends, their interactions were restricted to birthday wishes - that was until December 2024 when Mr Letsoalo set the wheels in motion, alerting first his family and then the church's leadership of his intentions. \"I wasn't aware that he was interested in me. When I became aware... I was excited. I've always dreamt of my wedding day,\" a blushing Ms Maemu, who was raised in the church, told me before the nuptials. Her dream came true and she did look resplendent before going down the aisle along with nine bridesmaids in a crystal-encrusted gown, tiara and a bridal train several metres long. While the couple are currently focused on their new life together, both are willing to embrace polygamy should the right opportunity present itself in the future. \"I know there's a chance that my husband will want to enter into a polygamous marriage,\" said the new Mrs Letsoalo. \"I believe in polygamy.\" A view that may be controversial for many South Africans. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica , on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafrica",
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      • "description": "President Hakainde Hichilema has directed Local Authorities across Zambia to prioritize local contractors for infrastructure projects such as the construction of clinics, schools, and feeder roads. The President emphasized that engaging local contractors will help boost job creation and stimulate economic growth within communities by ensuring that public funds circulate at district level. During a [...]",
      • "content": "President Hakainde Hichilema has directed Local Authorities across Zambia to prioritize local contractors for infrastructure projects such as the construction of clinics, schools, and feeder roads. The President emphasized that engaging local contractors will help boost job creation and stimulate economic growth within communities by ensuring that public funds circulate at district level. During a public address at T-Square in Kawambwa, following a tour of the Green 2000 Farm Block in Luena, President Hichilema urged Members of Parliament, Mayors, and Council Chairpersons to invest in graders and other road maintenance equipment to improve feeder roads. He assured citizens that funds have already been allocated for these purposes and reiterated the importance of local authorities taking the lead in rural road development. The President reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure in Luapula Province. He announced that township roads in Kawambwa will be upgraded to bituminous standard and work will commence on key roads including the Kawambwa-Kawa-Nchelenge Road and the Kawambwa-Mporokoso-Lumangwe Road. He further pledged to ensure the completion of Mpambashe Secondary School and Kawambwa Hospital, two major development projects aimed at uplifting the education and health sectors in the district. In the agriculture sector, President Hichilema announced an increase in the quantity of fertilizer and seed to be distributed under the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) in Luapula Province. He said this measure is part of his government’s wider plan to improve food security and empower small-scale farmers across the country. The President also highlighted several ongoing UPND development programs at the national level. These include the Free Education Policy, which now allows all learners from early childhood to secondary level to attend school without paying fees. Additionally, his administration has successfully recruited over 30,000 teachers and thousands of health workers to strengthen service delivery in schools and health facilities nationwide. President Hichilema also noted the increase of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from K1.6 million to K28.3 million per constituency, which has enabled communities to initiate their own development projects. He mentioned that the government is supporting local mining ventures through Zambia Gold Company initiatives, and is revitalizing critical railway infrastructure such as TAZARA and Zambia Railways to boost trade and reduce the burden on road transport. To ensure long-term sustainability, the UPND is investing in the green economy by promoting renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and climate-smart practices. Youth empowerment remains a priority, with various skills training programs and startup funding initiatives being implemented across the country. The President also spoke of the expansion of e-government services to improve efficiency and transparency in public service delivery. President Hichilema was received in Kawambwa by Luapula Province Minister Hon. Nason Musonda, Provincial Permanent Secretary Prudence Chinema, Town Clerks, Mayors, and other senior government officials who welcomed him at Kawambwa Airstrip. The UPND government remains steadfast in its commitment to inclusive development and building a prosperous Zambia that leaves no one behind.",
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      • "content": "Socialist Party (SP) Political Advisor Preston Chinyama, popularly known as Shi Mwape, has issued a stark warning that the 2026 general elections will ignite a powerful wave of people-driven resistance against what he described as a failed and deceptive UPND administration. In a strongly worded statement, Chinyama accused the ruling party of betraying its promises and transforming into a political syndicate serving foreign financial interests. He claimed the UPND had become “a criminal cartel” that disrespects Zambia’s Constitution and undermines democratic values. “They masked themselves in humility, but it was all an act,” Chinyama declared. “They deceived the public in opposition and continue to mislead while in power. Now that they want to suppress our voices, we will respond in silence and with strategy.” He drew parallels between modern economic struggles and historical injustices, referencing the fall of Ngoni commander Nsingu and the colonial partition of Africa as symbols of today’s continued exploitation of Zambia’s natural resources. Chinyama condemned the government’s alliance with multinational corporations, accusing them of granting tax breaks to foreign mining firms that repatriate profits, while Zambians remain economically marginalized. “They’re no longer leaders they’re auctioneers,” he said. “Handing out tax holidays to the very corporations that bankroll them, as those same companies boast record returns overseas.” He further cited alleged mismanagement in the energy and health sectors, including questionable electricity exports, opaque fuel procurement processes, and delayed ambulance deliveries. He also criticized what he called “engineered by-elections driven by greed and political manipulation.” “They are aware that they’ve lost the people’s trust and are now scrambling to control the narrative. But time is not on their side,” he said. Chinyama emphasized that the Socialist Party is preparing for a mass mobilization effort and a unified opposition front to challenge the UPND in 2026. “Don’t Kubeba is back, and this time, it’s reimagined and reloaded,” he declared. “We will mobilize, we will organize, we will educate and we will agitate. The revolution lies in the hands of the working class.” He concluded with a series of Bemba proverbs, calling for collective strength, endurance, and action, signaling confidence in the people’s ability to bring about change.",
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      • "content": "A devastating lightning strike triggered a fatal house fire in Kabanana’s Site and Service area on Friday evening, claiming the lives of three young brothers—Nathan (7), Emmanuel Jr. (4), and Subilo Phiri (2). According to police reports, the children’s father, Emmanuel Phiri (34), a respected Seventh-day Adventist Church elder, had left the boys at home around 18:00 hours to pick up his wife, who was stranded in Chazanga due to heavy traffic. Moments later, a violent lightning strike ignited an electrical fault, setting the house ablaze. Neighbors desperately tried to extinguish the flames and rescue the trapped children, but the inferno spread too quickly. By the time Phiri rushed back after receiving a distress call, the home was already consumed. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed the incident in an emotional statement, revealing that the boys’ bodies were recovered from the charred debris. “Despite the efforts of bystanders, the fire could not be contained in time. All three children sustained fatal burns,” said Hamoonga, . “Investigations into the exact cause are ongoing.” The children’s grandfather, overcome with grief during an interview with Diamond TV, struggled to speak through tears: “Right now, as I’m talking to you, I’ve lost them at my home... Forget about the properties, but life—oh, my own grandchildren... good, strong boys...” His voice broke, leaving viewers heartbroken. The SDA Lusaka North District, where Phiri serves as a church elder, shared a poignant tribute online: “Our bass man, Elder Emmanuel Phiri, has tragically lost his three boys on the spot. Pray for this family.” Pastor Wonder Hamukandi urged the public to rally around the bereaved family, while neighbors described the boys as bright, playful children whose loss has left a gaping void. As funeral preparations begin, questions linger over delayed emergency response times due to poor road conditions. But for now, a father, a mother, and a shattered family must face the unthinkable burying three children in a single day.",
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      • "content": "This article contains spoilers for Avengers: Age of Ultron . As Marvel prepares to launch massive new Multiverse Saga films like The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Avengers: Doomsday, and Secret Wars to try and recapture the franchise’s glory days, it’s sobering to remember that ten years ago the Marvel Cinematic Universe was only just getting to its first Avengers sequel. MCU mania was at an all-time high back in 2015; fresh off the critically acclaimed one-two punch of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel was on top of the mountain as they kept comic nerds and general audiences invested in the teases for Thanos and the ongoing Infinity Saga. But after Avengers: Age of Ultron, there was a bit of concern that the franchise was going through some growing pains. Age of Ultron wasn’t hated, mind you. It received mostly positive reviews and was a big financial success . But as the franchise moved forward with more beloved films like Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and the two-part finale of Infinity War and Endgame, Age of Ultron has been relegated to history as the “just okay” Avengers sequel. However, looking back ten years later, the film stands out from the MCU pack as one of the more dramatically ambitious Marvel films, and is perhaps the only one that makes the Avengers feel like a regular part of the universe instead of a team that only shows up for massive events. Let’s take a look at why the MCU should’ve taken a lot more from Age of Ultron. The Weight of Your Failure Before we begin, let’s get one thing straight: Age of Ultron is a mess. It has way too many moving pieces, there isn’t enough runtime for everything it tries to cram in, and it’s a startlingly inelegant feature, whipping from place to place and struggling to find a consistent tone. It’s a movie that is practically buckling at the seams between writer-director Joss Whedon’s narrative sensibilities and its larger franchise obligations. Yet despite these not-insignificant problems, Age of Ultron has always been better than the sum of its parts, and that largely comes down to how it’s one of the few big ticket MCU films that places the emphasis on the anxieties and relationships of its characters over feeling like an event designed to rock the cinematic universe. Age of Ultron wisely dismisses the idea that any of its principal characters are in mortal danger and instead focuses on digging deeper into what makes them tick. Tony Stark has become a frenzied neurotic terrified of the oncoming cosmic storm. Bruce Banner is desperate to reach out for a more intimate connection despite still not being convinced he’s not a threat to everyone he cares about. Hell, this is probably the only film in the franchise that makes an effort to give depth to Clint Barton , dramatizing him as a man among gods who nevertheless feels responsible for keeping this team of oversized personalities in one piece. Add in the entire dark side to redemption arcs for newcomers Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, and Age of Ultron has more dramatic meat for its characters than most of its MCU brethren. But if we really want to dissect what makes the film work, we have to dig into one of its most controversial aspects: the big bad bot himself. Everyone Creates the Thing They Dread Despite being based on one of the Marvel universe’s most prominent villains in the comics, the MCU’s take on Ultron hasn’t penetrated the cultural consciousness in the same way Loki or Thanos have. Part of that is a lack of exposure; Tom Hiddleston’s Loki has made numerous appearances in MCU projects, and Thanos was the main villain of two massive films after several teases beforehand. But even taking that into account, MCU Ultron had a decidedly mixed reception from fans, even if James Spader’s slithery line delivery is second to none. However, part of that lukewarm welcome comes down to a misunderstanding of who Ultron actually is in the comics, and what type of character he’s supposed to be. Many fans lamented that Ultron was a sardonic trash-talker, just as quick with sarcastic remarks and random philosophical musings as he was with laser beams. Numerous social media comments have been written by comic fans claiming they wanted a more “accurate” Ultron who was a cold, calculating menace with no emotion whatsoever. But this isn’t really what Ultron is like in the books at all. Ultron has always stood out from other artificial intelligence villains in fiction by being a character who thinks he’s driven by logic, but is actually one of the most petulant and emotionally stunted villains in Marvel lore. This comes down to the fact that his brain waves are based on his creator: in the source material, that’s Henry Pym aka Ant-Man, but in the film, it’s Tony Stark. In the comics, Ultron is an Oedipal nightmare who isn’t sure if he wants to kill his father or prove that he’s better than him. He wants to have sex with his “mother” Janet van Dyne ( no, really ), despises his “children” like the Vision and Jocasta for turning on him, and in the excellent 2015 graphic novel Rage of Ultron , admits that he’s a manifestation of Pym’s hatred of others for loving him. MCU Ultron isn’t a direct representation of those traits, but that’s because we’re dealing with Stark's son, not Pym’s. When seen as a dark reflection of Tony, Ultron’s severe superiority complex, mockingly cynical personality, and strange fixation on God and creation myths make a lot more sense. Ultron hates his creator, himself, and the world at large for his own imperfections, unable to process that wrestling with his darker impulses that derive from his ego is what makes Tony Stark a hero. Instead, Ultron doubles down on them, in the mistaken belief that his warped idea of “evolution” will save the world when it will only leave it in ruins. Yet Age of Ultron’s most important quality is the way it treats the titular super team, a way that no Marvel film before or since has: as an everyday thing. Peace in our Time Age of Ultron is the only MCU movie starring the Avengers where the Avengers exist at both the beginning and end. Sure, they go through some trials and tribulations and shuffle the roster somewhat, but the Avengers, as an enterprise, exist in the present tense. They have a headquarters, go on missions together, and generally seem to like each other. Despite nearly every MCU film referencing the team or featuring at least one character who’s been a member of it, the Avengers rarely seem to actually “be around” in the MCU. They came together in the first film, were absent from each other’s Phase 2 sequels, had collapsed by Civil War, were still scattered for Infinity War, and were essentially over after Endgame. Even though the MCU is structured around the Avengers brand, the team’s place within the wider universe has rarely been all that coherent. Yet in Age of Ultron, you can see a version of the MCU where that wasn’t the case. The party scene where the main cast and some of their supporting characters all hang out and interact like normal people is one of the best scenes in the franchise, and it’s because of how low stakes it is. Yes, we love the Avengers because they’re superheroes, but the reason they truly resonate with audiences is because they’re also interesting characters. But when going through their journey across the Infinity Saga, there were so few times where the movies slowed down to remind us of that basic humanity, that the Avengers had everyday lives beyond stopping bad guys and saving the world. Not allowing the audience to soak in the interpersonal dynamics of these larger than life heroes when they’re not being larger than life is what has kept many of the post-Endgame films from capturing the same emotional highs as the Infinity Saga. For all of the perfectly fair criticisms that can be lobbied at Age of Ultron for being overstuffed, weirdly paced, or tonally inconsistent, it’s a movie that has an actual beating heart at the center of it. The conflict in philosophy between Steve and Tony at the farm is perhaps the most perfect illustration of their differences in the franchise. Ultron’s villain speech as he lifts Sokovia into the sky is practically Shakespearean. The final confrontation between Vision and the last Ultron bot is one of the MCU’s most beautifully profound scenes, a rare moment between two characters that’s still and patient enough to engender actual melancholy instead of manufactured catharsis. It will never be a perfect movie, but as time goes on, it has only become a more interesting one. That the MCU strived for the former instead of the latter is perhaps the franchise’s greatest mistake. Carlos Morales writes novels, articles and Mass Effect essays. You can follow his fixations on Twitter .",
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Grand Theft Auto III Rockstar’s New York offices were located only a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and Take Two didn’t waste any time briefly delaying GTA III following the September 11 attacks. . Marketing VP Terry Donovan announced the delay only days after the tragedy: \"Our decision is based on two factors, firstly it has been a little difficult to get work done in downtown Manhattan in the last week since basic communications infrastructure has been intermittent at best, and secondly we felt that a full content review of all our titles and the marketing materials we use to represent them was absolutely necessary for us in light of the horrifying event we all witnessed in the United States last week.” He continued: \"As for Grand Theft Auto, since the game is so huge the review is no short process. So far we have come across certain small contextual references that we were no longer comfortable with, as well as a couple of very rare gameplay instances that no longer felt appropriate to us. We apologize to you and all the people waiting for this game to ship for the delays that have now ensued, but I'm sure you can understand our reasoning. Rest assured the game will be phenomenal...and you can expect it to hit shelves in late October.” Even with only minimal content changes, the delay was a wise decision for Rockstar and players alike. Blasting cops and ambulances in Liberty City so soon after the violent deaths of thousands wouldn’t have been appealing to anybody. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas The co-prize for shortest delay is shared between Vice City and San Andreas. Back in the olden days before downloadable game stores and day-one patches, manufacturers guessed ahead of time just how much of a physical product they’d need to produce for a given shelf date, and sometimes they guessed wrong. Rockstar delayed Vice City by seven days to give them time to manufacture more discs (and thus meet the tremendous day-one demand for a GTA III follow-up). San Andreas for PS2 also hit streets a week later than planned, a strategic decision designed to give the dev team a few extra days to polish their two-year project. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Okay, so real talk: The GTA handheld games go hard... hard enough that it’s worth dusting off your ancient PlayStation Portable or DS to try them. GTA’s excellent forays onto portables usually arrive on time, but Vice City Stories for PSP was delayed for two weeks in North America, and longer in parts of Europe. The best GTA of them all (fight me!) didn’t arrive precisely on time. The incredibly creative and intricate DS gamechit shelves two months later than expected. When it did finally arrive, it blew the socks off of critics, and it’s one of gaming’s great tragedies that nobody bought it... we might be playing Chinatown Wars 3 on our new Switch 2s right now if they had. Grand Theft Auto IV After GTA III changed the landscape of video games, anticipation for GTA IV was palpable. With clunky RenderWare left behind and a brand new console generation to work with, Rockstar Leeds was aiming for the stratosphere. Bringing their vision to reality ultimately demanded several months of delay . As Rockstar’s Sam Hause explained, “The new consoles [PS3 and 360] are allowing us to create the Grand Theft Auto game we always dreamed about. Every aspect of the game and its design has been completely transformed. The game is huge and is pushing the hardware platforms to their absolute limits. The top engineers from Sony and Microsoft are working closely with the team in Edinburgh right now, helping us to fully leverage the power of both platforms. As always, our goal is to surpass even the wildest expectations of the game's fans, and to create the ultimate high definition video game experience.\" Grand Theft Auto V The biggest console game of all time was a long time coming. GTA V finally landed in September 2013, but was originally anticipated to arrive in the spring of that same year. But in late January 2013, Rockstar released the following message: “We know this is about four months later than originally planned and we know that this short delay will come as a disappointment to many of you, but, trust us, it will be worth the extra time. GTAV is a massively ambitious and complex game and it simply needs a little more polish to be of the standard we and, more importantly, you require. ‘To all Grand Theft Auto fans, please accept our apologies for the delay, and our promise that the entire team here is working very hard to make the game all it can be. We are doing all we can to help ensure it will meet if not exceed your expectations come September – we thank you for your support and patience.’\" They weren't wrong. GTA V went on to become the most successful console game of all time, and alongside RDR2, it’s a true jewel in Rockstar’s crown. Red Dead Redemption 2 Speaking of RDR2... it’s not a part of the GTA series, but it is Rockstar’s best game and I love talking about it. In keeping with the tradition of Rockstar quality-based delays, we’re adding a bit of an appendix by mentioning Red Dead Redemption 2, which was delayed twice, first in spring 2017 for quality assurance purposes. The second delay came in February 2018, pushing RDR2 to late October. The statement from Rockstar explained that, again, this was a quality issue. \"We are excited to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26th 2018. We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish. “We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it. In the meantime, please check out these screenshots from the game. We look forward to sharing a lot more information with you in the coming weeks.\" That delay, like all the others here, worked out swimmingly, delivering a true work of art still unparalleled in adventure gaming. So friends, don’t despair. GTA 6 will come, and when it comes, it will almost certainly be very, very good. See you in Vice City. Jared Petty is a former IGN editor who likes writing about how wonderful and silly video games are. You can find him at Bluesky as pettycommajared .",
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      • "content": "Spoilers follow for Thunderbolts. You wouldn’t expect a Marvel movie to be so focused on prime New York real estate. And yet, that’s exactly what happens in Thunderbolts , where a major portion of the action takes place in and around what was formerly known as Avengers Tower – now called The Watchtower, thanks to new owner Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). While this does tie up a plot point that’s been dangling since Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) moved the Avengers out of the HQ in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, it also raises a bunch of questions. Money questions. Specifically, how much did Valentina pay Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) for the tower? And what would be involved in renovating an entire high-rise, right in the center of New York City? To give a little more background here, and you may be aware of this: Avengers Tower does not exist in real life. Despite being home to two major battles next to Manhattan’s Grand Central Station (those would be in the first Avengers movie and Thunderbolts), the MCU building has replaced another, real-life landmark: 200 Park Avenue South, also known as the MetLife Building. In the comics, the Tower is 93 stories tall, and as seen in the movies, it’s packed with bells and whistles like a helipad that allows both Iron Man and a Quinjet to take off. It also gets attacked. A lot. The MetLife building? No Iron Man take-off platform, and also far fewer supervillain attacks. “The metric by which we would measure the value would be price per square foot,” Cohen explained. “So my guess is, there's nowhere where they safely tell you whether it's a million square feet, or a million and a half, or how large it really is... So we're kind of shooting in the dark here, without any of the underlying math, but I would say one could easily assume that the Avengers Tower would sell for a billion dollars or more based upon the look of it, the size, and the location.” Other buildings in the area that have changed hands or are getting built up include a Hyatt that has been on hold for a while, though it looks to get started next year. The Chrysler Building has changed hands a number of times. And multiple buildings in the 50s and 60s (streets) – 10 to 20 blocks North of Grand Central – are getting converted into apartments, versus the towering office buildings that have dominated the area for decades. There are a few more factors that Cohen added that would impact the asking price for Avengers Tower. The first? The rooftop helipad, which was banned in NYC in 1977. “How did the Avengers, and how did the buyer... How did these people arrange for the city to change the rules to permit a helipad back in the middle of the city again?” Cohen said. “Somebody would have had to pull some strings. There would have had to have been some interesting conversations around allowing that to happen, because right now it's not permitted.” As a not-so-insignificant sidebar, the 1977 ban occurred after a helicopter crashed on May 16, on top of what was then called the Pan Am Building. The horrific accident killed five people and wounded eight others, including a pedestrian who was hit by a rotor falling from the roof. In 1992, after Pan Am was dissolved, the name was changed to match the new owners, and the building was renamed as... the MetLife Building. Kevin Draper, a New York City historian and owner of NewYorkHistoricalTours.com , explained further that there were already issues with helipads in the city due to the noise. While the Pan Am helipad was part of New York history – Draper recalled that The Beatles took off from there for their iconic Shea Stadium concert in the ‘60s – the accident in ‘77 “pushed it over the edge. That's when people realized, ‘We can't have this anymore.’” So the mere existence of that part jutting out from Avengers Tower would be an issue to work out for both Tony Stark and new owner Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, since it shouldn’t exist at all. But helicopters landing is far from the only issue facing the building, home of both the Old Avengers and the New Avengers: It’s a prime target for supervillain attacks, as seen in multiple movies and TV shows. “It would be very challenging to buy property insurance for Avengers Tower if you were a conventional investor,” Cohen continued. “The Avengers, presumably, don't occupy the entire building. 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In the world of Marvel, having some sort of very important headquarters there makes perfect sense.” The subway entrances at Grand Central are utilized in Thunderbolts when the team is ferrying innocent bystanders to safety while The Void (Lewis Pullman) is going hog wild. But in terms of a building prone to destruction, the potential liabilities both for the owner of Avengers Tower and the city of New York might outweigh the benefits. Just to take a step even further back, what would even be involved with a massive real estate deal like buying Avengers Tower? According to Cohen, it’s a multi-step process that would involve creating an offering memorandum, which would contain reports on the maintenance of the building and infrastructure, and then inviting interested parties to sign a confidentiality agreement to check it out. “For Avengers Tower? It would not be outlandish to have 40 or 50 investors sign the confidentiality agreement and visit the website to examine this data. But then, eventually, the seller will call for bids,” he says. From there, the sealed bids are submitted to the seller – in this case, Tony Stark, or more likely Pepper Potts (Gwenyth Paltrow), since she handles the business side of the company. The buyers will evaluate what they think the building is worth and how they’ll gather those funds. If those buyers be worthy, they wield the power of... A second bid. That second bid will encompass a higher offer, which will continue to whittle the number of bidders down to one or two. At that point, the seller will try to “squeeze as much money from his favorite buyer as he possibly can, and hands are shaken, and papers are drawn, and whoever got left at the altar becomes, you know, Miss Congeniality waiting in the wings.” In this case, we don’t know who Miss Congeniality was (perhaps Sam Rockwell’s Justin Hammer?), but we do know who won Miss America: Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. She purchased the building around 2016 (when Spider-Man: Homecoming is set), but as we discover in Thunderbolts, essentially abandoned it and any planned renovations for years. Cohen explained it’s unusual for prime real estate like Avengers Tower to sit vacant for years, though it does happen. If so, it’s usually because the investor “didn’t have the capital necessary to re-tenant it,” or alternately, there might be a “casualty event, meaning a flood, a fire, an explosion, something that would account for the building being emptied.” In this case, it’s simply that whatever Valentina’s plans were for the building -- the Sentry program, a new Avengers team, setting up a Shane's Tires outlet -- didn’t pan out. Now, though, with the New Avengers team introduced at the end of Thunderbolts, it’s time to finish what she started. “If it’s been sitting vacant for 11 years, [it] would be a likely candidate for a makeover,” Cohen noted. 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      • "content": "Togo inakamilisha mpito wake kwa mfumo wa bunge, na kusitisha uchaguzi wa urais kwa upigaji kura wa moja kwa moja kwa wote. Mageuzi ambayo bado yanapingwa vikali na sehemu ya upinzani na mashirika ya kiraia. Hatua ya kwanza, leo Jumamosi, Mei 3 asubuhi: Wabunge wa Togo wanaitwa kumteua rais wa baraza hilo. Kama mkuu wa serikali na majeshi, ana mamlaka ya utendaji chini ya katiba mpya. Jukumu hili ni la kiongozi wa chama kilicho wengi katika Bunge, yaani kwa mkuu wa nchi, Faure Gnassingbe , ambaye ameongoza nchi tangu mwaka 2005. Uchaguzi wa wabunge wa mwaka jana ulikipa chama chake cha UNIR viti 108 kati ya 113 kwa muhula wa miaka sita. Matokeo bado yanapingwa na vyama kadhaa vya upinzani na mashirika ya kiraia. Kuapishwa Rais mpya wa Baraza kisha ataapishwa mbele ya Mahakama ya Katiba. Alasiri ya Mei 3, wabunge na maseneta watakutana katika kikao cha pamoja. Watamchagua rais mpya wa Jamhuri kwa kipindi cha miaka 4. Shughuli ambayo kimsingi imekuwa ya heshima. Kwa mujibu wa Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Tano, anateua mabalozi, anatoa tuzo, na kumpokea Rais wa Baraza ili ajulishwe hali ya taifa. Kwa upande wao, baadhi ya wapinzani wanapanga kuhamasishana Mei 4 kwa ajili ya mkutano.",
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      • "title": "DRC-Rwanda: Ufaransa ina nafasi gani katika mchakato wa upatanishi?",
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      • "content": "Ufaransa inahusika katika ngazi kadhaa katika mchakato huu wa amani kati ya Kinshasa na Kigali, hata kama jukumu lake wakati mwingine halionekani sana kuliko lile la Marekani au Qatar . Kwanza, katika ngazi ya kisiasa, Emmanuel Macron amejihusisha binafsi mara mbili katika kujaribu upatanishi wa moja kwa moja kati ya Marais Félix Tshisekedi na Paul Kagame . Anaendelea kuwasiliana nao mara kwa mara, lakini pia hivi majuzi zaidi na Rais wa Togo Faure Gnassingbé, ambaye anawakilisha Umoja wa Afrika, AU . Ufaransa pia ni mmoja wa waanzilishi wa mchakato wa Doha. Kulingana na vyanzo vya kidiplomasia, mradi wa upatanishi hapo awali uliungwa mkono kwa pamoja na Paris na Doha. Jukumu kuu katika Umoja wa Mataifa Kiwango cha tatu cha ushiriki: Baraza la Usalama la Umoja wa Mataifa. Paris ina jukumu kuu hapa kama \"mmiliki wa kalamu\" wa DRC , nafasi ambayo ni karibu katikati ya Umoja wa Mataifa. Ni katika hali hiyo ambapo mwezi Februari mwaka jana, Ufaransa ilileta azimio lililopitishwa kwa kauli moja, ambalo linalaani wazi mashambulizi ya AFC/M23 na uwepo wa wanajeshi wa Rwanda nchini DRC. Hatimaye, ushiriki wa Ufaransa katika ngazi ya nne. Ufaransa iko katika kamati ya kimataifa ya ufuatiliaji, iliyoundwa ili kuunga mkono hatua za kufikia makubaliano ya amani. Kamati hii pia inajumuisha Marekani, Qatar na Togo, inayowakilisha Umoja wa Afrika.",
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      • "description": "Hatua mpya katika mchakato unaoendelea wa kutatua mzozo wa mashariki mwa DRC imefanyika siku ya Ijumaa, Mei 2, 2025, mjini Washington, wiki moja baada ya kusainiwa kwa tamko la kanuni kati ya mawaziri wa mambo ya nje, mbele ya Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Marekani Marco Rubio.",
      • "content": "Kinshasa na Kigali kila moja ilitakiwa kuwasilisha, ifikapo Mei 2, vipengele vitakavyojumuishwa katika rasimu ya awali ya makubaliano ya amani. Hakuna mawasiliano yaliyofanywa na wajumbe hao wawili, ambao bado walikuwa wakifanyia kazi nakala zao jioni ya Mei 2. Mchakato huu wa kidiplomasia, ukiongozwa kwa sehemu na Washington, bado haujakamilika. Ni hatua katika mchakato unaojumuisha angalau mikataba mitatu. Mei 2 iliashiria awamu muhimu katika kujaribu kutatua mzozo mashariki mwa DRC, lakini mchakato bado unaendelea. Rasimu ya awali ya makubaliano ya amani ilipaswa kuwasilishwa. Kisha itachunguzwe na wataalam wa Kongo, Rwanda na Marekani.Rasimu hii ilipaswa kuendana na tamko la kanuni lililotiwa saini wiki moja mapema. Itafuata pointi kuu zilizoainishwa: uhuru wa eneo, mapambano dhidi ya vmakundi yenye silaha, biashara ya madini, suala la wakimbizi, ushirikiano wa kikanda na jukumu la vikosi vya kimataifa, haswa MONUSCO . Sauti kadhaa zimepazwa wiki hii zikitaka kuwepo kwa uwazi zaidi na ushirikishwaji katika mijadala hii chini ya uongozi wa Marekani . Kwa Profesa Martin Ziakwau Lembisa wa Chuo Kikuu cha Kikatoliki cha Kongo, ambaye maoni yake yalikusanywa na Alexandra Brangeon wa kitengo cha RFI kanda ya Afrika, tatizo la msingi tayari ni uwazi unaozingira mijadala inayohusisha mataifa. \"Tunaona kwamba hatua ya kuanzia sio kutambuliwa kwa uchokozi wa Rwanda dhidi ya DRC . Kwa hivyo, tunapuuza ukweli usiopingika na tunataka kujenga ukweli mwingine kwa kuzingatia mazingatio mengine, kimsingi ya hali ya kiuchumi. Ndio, tunaweza, kwa kuzingatia ukweli huu mpya, kwa shinikizo kutoka Marekani, kupata kuobdka kwa wanajeshi wa Rwanda kutoka eneo DRC, na mwisho wa harakati za M23 , haka kama itakumbukwa kwamba M23 sio kundi pekee lenye silaha mashariki mwa DRC. Kwa hiyo, hii ina maana kwamba hii haitoshi kutatua tatizo la msingi. Lakini hata hivyo, hii inaweza kuwa haitoshi ili kuhakikisha utulivu wa kudumu. Walakini, tunachohitaji ni kuunda mazingira ya azimio la kina la hali hiyo kwa suluhisho la kudumu. Lakini kama, katika harakati hizi za kutafuta hakikisho la usalama kwa Rwanda, kuna uwazi, kwa kuwa hakuna mawasiliano ya wazi juu ya jambo hili, hilo tayari linaleta tatizo.\" Mikataba mitatu yatarajiwa Mikataba mitatu inatarajiwa katika hatua hii kama sehemu ya upatanishi unaoongozwa na Marekani. Mkataba wa kwanza ni wa amani kati ya DRC na Rwanda, unaotarajiwa kutiwa saini mwezi Juni. Wakati huo huo, mikataba miwili ya kiuchumi baina ya nchi mbili lazima ikamilishwe na Washington. Wa kwanza inahusu DRC. Unatoa uwekezaji wa mabilioni ya dola na makampuni ya Marekani katika migodi ya Kongo na miundombinu inayohusiana. Mkataba wa pili kwa Rwanda. Unahusu ukuzaji wa uwezo wa usindikaji, uchenjuaji na uuzaji wa madini. Si muhimu kwa kiasi kuliko ile iliyotiwa saini na DRC, lakini inasalia kuwa muhimu katika usanifu wa jumla wa ushirikiano, kulingana na chanzo cha kidiplomasia. Kipengele cha ushirikiano kati ya Kinshasa na Kigali pia kinajadiliwa, kuhusu uchimbaji wa thamani wa madini. Madini yanayochimbwa nchini DRC yanapaswa kupitishwa kihalali kupitia Rwanda, ili kuchakatwa, kusafishwa na kusafirishwa hadi Marekani. \"Tunaweza pia kufikiria kwamba DRC pia itahusika katika kusafisha na kuongeza thamani ndani ya makampuni yaliyoanzishwa nchini Rwanda. \"Hakutakuwa na pande itakayopoteza,\" kinaongeza chanzo cha kidiplomasia. \"Mchezo wa Marekani\" Mikataba hii mitatu, ya kisiasa na kiuchumi, inategemeana, na yaliyomo bado yako mbali kukamilika. Wiki hii, sauti kadhaa zilipazwa dhidi ya \"mpango huu wa Marekani\" ambao ungehusisha uwekezaji dhidi ya usalama mashariki mwa nchi. Wengine wanaona kuwa ni uuzaji wa maliasili za nchi. DRC inaweza, hata hivyo, kunufaika kiuchumi kutokana na mpango huu, anabaini Profesa Martin Ziakwau Lembisa wa Chuo Kikuu cha Kikatoliki cha Kongo. Kuvutia uwekezaji wa Marekani kutachangia kiuchumi, hasa kwa kutoa ajira kwa Wakongo.",
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      • "content": "Warning: This article contains full spoilers for Thunderbolts! All throughout the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, fans have been asking one question: who are the Avengers now? Only now, with the release of Thunderbolts * at the end of Phase 5, do we finally get an answer to that question. It turns out that the Thunderbolts themselves are now the Avengers. Or the New Avengers, to be precise. At least that pesky asterisk is finally making sense. The MCU’s New Avengers Revealed The Thunderbolts movie ends on a somewhat unexpected note. No sooner do Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova and her team regroup from their confrontation with Lewis Pullman’s Sentry and prepare to confront Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra De Fontaine than they realize they’ve walked right into a PR trap. Valentina stages a press conference where she introduces the befuddled Thunderbolts to the public as “The New Avengers.” For those keeping score at home, the full New Avengers roster includes: Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) Red Guardian (David Harbour) Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) The Sentry (Lewis Pullman) Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell) Basically, everyone who was a Thunderbolt (minus Olga Kurylenko’s Taskmaster, who is killed off early into the film) has now graduated to become a New Avenger. It’s not necessarily the Avengers lineup we would have predicted earlier in the Multiverse Saga, but given how they managed to beat overwhelming odds and save New York City, maybe they’re the team the MCU needs right now. Of course, it’s already becoming clear that the New Avengers aren’t the only Avengers team on the block. Captain America: Brave New World ends with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson deciding he’s finally ready to step up and spearhead his own team of Avengers. Whether Cap has actually gotten around to forming that team is unclear. But we do know from the post-credits scene in Thunderbolts that he’s none too thrilled at the prospect of another group co-opting the Avengers name. That scene shows us that the New Avengers have now been active in the MCU for 14 months. They’re currently embroiled in a legal battle with Sam, who apparently owns the actual Avengers trademark. That seems to foreshadow major friction between the New Avengers and Sam’s Avengers in Avengers: Doomsday. But we’ll get to that in a bit. For now, what exactly is a New Avenger, anyway? What Are the New Avengers? The concept of the New Avengers was first introduced in Marvel’s 2004 New Avengers comic. That series debuted in the aftermath of a major tragedy in Marvel’s Avengers: Disassembled comic, where a mentally ill Scarlet Witch loses control of her powers and kills several members of her team. The Avengers disband, until one fateful day where they’re called back into action. The reason Marvel branded this team “New Avengers” is that the roster was quite a bit different from any that had come before. While Captain America, Spider-Woman, and Iron Man represented the old guard, the bulk of the team was made up of characters who would normally never be associated with the Avengers franchise - Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Sentry, and the mysterious Ronin. Not unlike the MCU’s Thunderbolts, these heroes never expected to become Avengers, but they quickly rise to the challenge anyway. At first, the “New Avengers” term was completely literal. Over time, however, it came to represent a more underground, unsanctioned alternative to the traditional Avengers. Following the events of 2006’s Civil War crossover, the Marvel Universe suddenly has two Avengers teams. Iron Man leads the Mighty Avengers, a S.H.I.E.L.D.-sanctioned team that operates in full support of the Superhuman Registration Act. Meanwhile, the heroes who refuse to support the SHRA, like Spidey, Wolverine, Luke Cage, and Bucky, form another incarnation of the New Avengers. Needless to say, the two teams don’t really get along. That split only intensifies during Marvel’s 2009 Dark Reign storyline, as Norman Osborn usurps Tony Stark’s position and spearheads his own team of Dark Avengers. The Dark Avengers are notable for featuring many major villains masquerading as heroes. For example, Bullseye becomes Hawkeye, Venom becomes Spider-Man, Daken becomes Wolverine, and so on. The Sentry also sticks around, as he proves sadly all too susceptible to Osborn’s psychological manipulation. In many ways, the MCU’s New Avengers seem as inspired by the Dark Avengers as they are the New Avengers of the comics. Like the Dark Avengers, Valentina’s New Avengers consists of several characters who are essentially borrowing the costumed identities of past Avengers. Yelena is Black Widow. John Walker is a failed Captain America. Even Red Guardian is essentially a Russian Captain America. Also like the Dark Avengers, Sentry is both a team member and a ticking time bomb looming over their heads. Valentina herself is basically the Norman Osborn figure, right down to the way she manipulates Bob. Even as the Dark Avengers are introduced as the government-approved incarnation of the team, the New Avengers continue to work from the shadows in defiance of the law. They are still operating even when Osborn’s crimes are eventually exposed and their names are cleared. At this point, it’s become tradition for Marvel to feature one core team of Avengers and another team of New Avengers. They aren’t always as bitterly divided as they were in the post-Civil War era, but the Marvel Universe is a big enough place for two teams. Most of the time. The New Avengers in Avengers: Doomsday Now that we’ve established that the MCU’s New Avengers draw inspiration from both the New Avengers and Dark Avengers comics, what can we predict about their future? Why is it significant that the New Avengers are being introduced in the lead-up to 2026’s Avengers: Doomsday? It seems safe to assume that there will be conflict between Valentina’s New Avengers team and Sam’s own Avengers squad. Again, the post-credits scene sets up that rivalry pretty clearly. One Avengers team is backed by the US government, while the other is spearheaded by probably the most high-profile superhero in the MCU. Which team is more legitimate? Which one will the public accept? In some ways, this seems to be a case of Marvel recreating the status quo of Avengers: Infinity War. At that point, the MCU also had two Avengers teams, one led by Iron Man and the other by the fugitive Captain America. The tragedy of Infinity War is that the Avengers were too divided to put up a united front in defense of their homeworld. Had they been one cohesive, fully functional unit, they might have stopped Thanos from succeeding in his goal of eliminating half of all life. Only when the Avengers truly came together again in Endgame did they set things right. The scenario isn’t so different now. We’ve got the former Thunderbolts-turned-New Avengers and Sam’s Avengers team, and they clearly aren’t seeing eye-to-eye. Now the Fantastic Four are arriving in the MCU, heralding the great disaster that forced them from their home universe. The MCU faces another existential threat in (we’re willing to bet) the form of the collapsing multiverse. It sure would be nice if the two Avengers teams could put aside their differences long enough to fight Robert Downey, Jr.’s Doctor Doom and save the multiverse. But that probably won’t happen. If anything, we can envision a scenario where one Avengers team throws its lot in with Doom and seeks to save the MCU by any means necessary, where the other team pursues a more noble solution to the Incursion problem . And that’s not even getting into the question of where Fox’s X-Men characters fit into this equation . In short, there seems to be a clear intent in introducing the New Avengers at this stage in the larger MCU roadmap. However good their intentions, this team promises to create friction and tension in a time when the world needs its heroes to be united. Only time will tell if the MCU’s New Avengers can truly live up to the example of the original team. Be sure to check out our full Thunderbolts Ending Explained , and check out every Marvel movie and series in development . Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on BlueSky .",
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