Zambia

Corruption, Democracy, and the Search for a Better World

Valerie Berset-Price | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Corruption, Wal Mart, International Business, Zambia, Uruguay, Ethics, Wireless, Bribery, Technology, Fcpa, Business News

Wal-Mart is making the headlines with the FCPA corruption case it faces in Mexico. But anyone who has been on the ground trying to close business in c...

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'Borders Frequented by Trade Seldom Need Soldiers'

Valerie Berset-Price | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Thunderbird School of Global Management, Solar Energy, Oath of Ethics, U.S Commercial Services, Ghana, Zambia, Wind Energy, Africa, International Business, Cultural Intelligence, Nigeria, Border Patrol, Business News

It is true that when it comes to international business and cultural intelligence, I specialize in pointing out what our nation does wrong. Today, though, we will take a ride on the positive side of things because I was fed a lot of hope last week.

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PHOTOS: 10 Breathtaking Sights You'll Miss If You Boycott Anti-Gay Countries

Laurence Watts | Posted 04.18.2012

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Latest FIFA Rankings Released: Zambia Soars Upward

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: World Football, Fifa, African Cup of Nations, Zambian National Team, Zambia, Zambian Soccer, FIFA Rankings, Soccer, Chipolopolo, Sports News

ZURICH (AP) — Zambia has soared in the FIFA rankings after winning the African Cup of Nations, and Germany climbed to second behind World Cup winner...

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The Week's Top Six Soccer News Stories

The Huffington Post | Randy Kim | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Zambia, European Football, Front Six, Barcelona, Soccer, Fc Barcelona, World Soccer, African Cup of Nations, Chipolopolo, Video, Sports News

From Barcelona's collapse to Titi's farewell to the amazing rise of the Chipolopolo, here are our six favorite soccer stories to start the week out wi...

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Life And Death On The African Plain

Jim Calio | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Elephants, Zambia, International Destinations, Cape-Buffaloes, Africa Travel, Destinations, Abercrombie & Kent, Hyena, Safari Guide, Zambia Travel, Lion Kill, Chiclele, Africa, Slidepollajax, South Luangwa National Park, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Slowly, the other elephants moved away with the baby. Off to the right, up on a hill, a magnificent male lion, his mane golden in the morning sun, sat watching the entire spectacle, having eaten his fill already.

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Surprising Zambia To Face Ivory Coast In African Cup Of Nations Final

AP | MARK WALSH | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Zambia Soccer, Zambia, Soccer, Ghana, Ghana Soccer, Emmanuel Mayuka, African Cup of Nations, Black Stars, Ap, Sports News

BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AP) — Zambia reached the African Cup of Nations final for the first time since 1994, upsetting Ghana 1-0 Wednesday night to...

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See, It's Safe! Zambia's Tourism Minister Reportedly Bungee Jumps Over Zambezi River

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Video, Zambia, Zambia Tourism Minister, Zambezi River, Bungy Jump Accident, Given Lubinda, Given Lubinda Bungee Jump, Bungee Jump Accident, Zambia Tourism Minister Bungee Jump, World News

Although the tour operator has insisted that over 150,000 people safely jumped off Victoria Falls bridge without any accidents akin to Erin Langworthy...

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Lessons In Micro-lending At World Vision's Women's Prayer Breakfast

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Grameen Bank Yunus, Micro Credit, World Vision, Zambia, Micro Finance, HIV/AIDS Microfinance, Muhammad Yunus, Bono Micro Lending, World AIDS Day, Impact News

Micro-credit in the hands of women fosters an environment of education and entrepreneurship, which is necessary in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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SLIDESHOW: When I Grow Up…Big Dreams From Kids In Developing Nations vs. Kids In U.S.

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Anne Lynam, Developing Countries Kids, Education, Video, Poverty, Developing Countries, Education Developing Countries, Childfund Alliance, Zambia, Childfund International, Impact News

To find out what kids around the world dream of when it comes to pursuing the best life they can imagine, the ChildFund Alliance surveyed 5,100 childr...

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General Mills Shows that Exporting Knowledge Can Make a Difference

Tamar Abrams | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Zambia, Africa, Dsm, Malawi, Volunteers, Nonprofits, Value Chain, General Mills, Partners in Food Solutions, Malnutrition, Thanksgiving, Kofi Annan, Cargill, Hunger, Farmers, Hillary Clinton, Tanzania, Kenya, Minneapolis, Impact News

General Mills knows a thing or two about Zambia. It is one of four African countries where General Mills has been actively working to reduce malnutrition and insecurity.

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China in Zambia: Trouble Down in the Mines

Matt Wells | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Copper Mining, Labor, Human Rights, China, Zambia, Human Rights Watch, World News

"If someone dies, he can be replaced tomorrow, and if you report the problem, you'll lose your job." This, in the words of a Zambian copper miner, describes the downside of the growing investment of Chinese companies in Africa over the last decade.

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Africa Unplugged

Richard Bangs | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Slideadbigshot, Kefue, Richard Bangs, Zambia Travel, Zambia, David Livingstone, Safari Travel, Africa, Africa Travel, Africa Wildlife, Safari, Travel Blogs, Southern Africa, Travel News

So many of the once secret paradises of the world are overrun with resorts and tourist dollars that it is easy to appreciate this uninterrupted view of the wild.

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Crazy Stuff We Did During Summer Vacation

Fathom | Posted 10.21.2011

These tales of adventure instantly transport us from our cubicle to the age of exploration.

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Bananas: The Seeds of Hope Find Fertile Ground on a Zambian Banana Plantation

Anne Goddard | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Ngos, Childfund International, Anne Goddard, Zambia, Development, Youth-Bulge, Food Security, Impact News

The youth of Chongwe offer an instructive story - not just one of self-sufficiency and innovation, but of sowing the seeds of opportunity and growing them into the fruits of hope. The kind that can change lives. For good.

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Once Dead, Now Fully Alive: How Foreign Aid Is Making a Difference in Zambia

World Vision | Posted 05.29.2011

Read More: Taxes, HIV/AIDS, Foreign Aid, Disaster Relief, Africa, Zambia, Pepfar, US Government, World News

By Miyon Kautz, World Vision Zambia I have been paying taxes my entire adult life. But I never saw those tax dollars put to such good use until thre...

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What International NGOs Do Marketing Right?

Tom Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, World Vision, Care, Zambia, Advertising, Crowdsourcing, Nonprofits, Nonprofit, Marketing, Campaign, Ngo, Impact News

It is really easy to point out how campaigns are wrong. The worst part of all of this is that I cannot come up with any real good example of something done well.

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Out Of Africa: Former Nun And CIA Agent Martha Leiker Discusses Her Life's Journey

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martha Leiker, From Nun to CIA, Africa, Cia, Notre Dame D'Afrique, Zambia, Nun, Martha E. Leiker, Secret Agent, From Silence to Secrecy, Kubunda, Our Lady of Africa, Cibemba, Denver News

Africa has always been the most alluring place in the world to Martha E. Leiker, a place she dreamed about constantly. In her memoir, From Silence to ...

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World AIDS Day: Prevention, Treatment for Prisoners

Joe Amon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Tuberculosis, Zambia, Prison, Human Rights Watch, World AIDS Day, HIV Cure, World News

People living with HIV in Zambia still face stigma and discrimination, and some groups have yet to be included in the government's pledge of 'universal' access.

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Snuggie World Tour (PHOTOS)

Jen Pollack Bianco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paris, As Seen on TV, Australia, Holiday Gifts, Canada, Morocco, Berlin, Beijing, Namibia, Mexico, Macau, South Africa, North Korea, Damascus-Syria, Zambia, Netherlands, Beirut-Lebanon, Easter Island Chile, Snuggie, World Tour, Germany, Sydney Wildlifeworld, Tokyo-Japan, Botswana, Mass Games, Slidepollajax, Emirates A380, Pop Culture, Novelty Gift, Travel News

We've all received novelty gifts as holiday presents, and world travelers are no exception. Surely some "person who has everything" will find a Shake ...

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Zambia Mine Shooting Blights Chinese 'Development' in Africa

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Aid, Labor, Human Rights, Workers, Global Economy, International Development, Zambia, Mining, Africa, Free Trade, Development, Coal Mining, Coal, Unions, China, World News

News coverage of mining disasters in Chile, China and Ecuador in recent weeks has rudely awakened the world to the safety hazards mine workers brave e...

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Conflict at Zambian Mine Casts a Shadow on Chinese Labor Practices

Peter Bosshard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green News, International Rivers, Coal Mining, Zambia, China, World News

Only days after the rescue of the Chilean miners, Chinese supervisors shot and wounded eleven workers in a Zambian coal mine, reminding us that they are the international canary in the mine shaft.

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As the Extraction World Turns: Peabody Doubles Profits, 37 Dead Chinese Miners, 70,000 Indian Children in Mines

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coal Miners, Peabody Energy, India, Solar Energy, Dirty Coal, Wind Energy, Australia, Zambia, Clean Energy, US, Coal, Chilean Mine Rescue, China, Green News

Peabody Energy announced its quarterly profits have doubled due to international operations. Despite concerns over water supplies, desertification, and workplace safety, they announced an intention to open mines in Mongolia.

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Caught in the Act: Dr. Amy Lehman Reveals Her Plan to Save Lives

Kathy Eldon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr Congo, Health Clinics, Social Change, Poverty, Creative Visions, Zambia, East Africa, Nonprofits, Kenya, Lake Tanganyika, Health, Kathy Eldon, Africa, Doctors, Tanzania, Health Care, Medicine, Healthcare, International, Tattoos, Impact, Amy Lehman, Leaders, Women's Health, Women Leaders, Human Dynamo, Impact News

Could one health clinic provide care to over ten million residents throughout four different countries in one of the most rural regions of the world? Dr. Amy Lehman believes so.

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Zambia's Constitutional Review Process Has Thwarted Meaningful Public Participation

Christina Holder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Zambia, Ncc, National Constitutional Conference, International Law, Zambian Constitution, Zambian Economist, Human Rights, Citizens Forum, Africa, Caritas Zambia, Transparency International Zambia, Jctr, Cspr, Saccord, Ngocc, Ctpd, World News

"A costly spectacle." "A circus." "A charade." This is how some detractors in the Zambian media have described the NCC, the body charged with the task of rewriting the Zambian Constitution.

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