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2020 In Zambia
Incumbents *President: Edgar Lungu Events *March 18 - First case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia *March 22 - A third case was recorded. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan. *March 25 - President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address. *April 2 - Zambia records its first death from COVID-19. *September 8 – President Lungu joins students at Copperbelt University (CBU) in mourning the death of "Mafishi," a large fish thought to bring students good luck. *November 13 – Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says that Zambia is defaulting on its debt. Deaths *August 16 – Alexander Grey Zulu, 95, Zambian politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (1964) and Defence (1970–1973). See also *COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia * COVID-19 pandemic in Africa *2020 in East Africa * 2020 in Angola *2020 in Botswana *2020 in Namibia *2020 in Zimbabwe References {{Year in Africa, 2020 2020s in Zambia Years of the 21st century in Zam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Zambia
The president of Zambia is the head of state and the head of government of Zambia. The office was first held by Kenneth Kaunda following independence in 1964. Since 1991, when Kaunda left the presidency, the office has been held by seven others: Frederick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa, Rupiah Banda, Michael Sata, Edgar Lungu and the current president Hakainde Hichilema, who won the 2021 presidential election. In addition, acting president Guy Scott served in an interim capacity after the death of President Michael Sata. Since 31 August 1991 the president is also the head of government, as the position of Prime Minister was abolished in the last months of Kaunda's presidential term following negotiations with opposition parties. The president is elected for a term of five years. Since 1991, the officeholder has been restricted to two consecutive terms. History Northern Rhodesia When the British colony of Northern Rhodesia was separated from Southern Rhodesia and British South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In East Africa
The following lists events that happened during 2020 in East Africa. The countries listed are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for East Africa: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The combined population of these 18 independent countries and two dependent territories is 445,405,606. Countries and territories Burundi declared its independence from Belgium as a constitutional monarchy on 1 July 1962 and became the Republic of Burundi in 1965. Over the years the country has suffered through political instability including two civil wars and two instances of genocide. The political capital is Gitega and the economic capital is Bujumbura. * Chief of state and Head of government: President ** Pierre Nkurunziza (26 August 2005) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In Zambia
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Zambia
Incumbents *President: Edgar Lungu Events *March 18 - First case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia *March 22 - A third case was recorded. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan. *March 25 - President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address. *April 2 - Zambia records its first death from COVID-19. *September 8 – President Lungu joins students at Copperbelt University (CBU) in mourning the death of "Mafishi," a large fish thought to bring students good luck. *November 13 – Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu says that Zambia is defaulting on its debt. Deaths *August 16 – Alexander Grey Zulu, 95, Zambian politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (1964) and Defence (1970–1973). See also *COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia * COVID-19 pandemic in Africa *2020 in East Africa * 2020 in Angola *2020 in Botswana *2020 in Namibia *2020 in Zimbabwe References {{Year in Africa, 2020 2020s in Zambia Years of the 21st century in Zam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Zimbabwe
Events of 2020 in Zimbabwe. Incumbents *President: Emmerson Mnangagwa *Vice President: Constantino Chiwenga (1st), Kembo Mohadi (2nd) Events *March 20 – 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe *July 30 – The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) seeks an additional $250 million USD for emergency relief after COVID-19 exacerbates the country's hunger crisis. The WFP reported the number of food-insecure people to soar to 8.6 million or about 60% of the population. *September 2 – The cadavers of twelve elephants are discovered in the Tinashe Farawo National Park, possibly poisoned. *December 29 – Zimbabwe bans the use of mercury (Hg) in mining after ratifying the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Holidays *January 1 – New Year's Day *February 21 – Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day *April 10 – Good Friday *April 13 – Easter Monday *April 18 – Independence Day, from the Commonwealth of Nations and the Republic of Zimbabwe formed in 1980. *May 1 – W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Namibia
Events in the year 2020 in Namibia. Incumbents * President of Namibia, President: Hage Geingob * Vice President of Namibia, Vice President: Nangolo Mbumba * Prime Minister of Namibia, Prime Minister: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila * Deputy Prime Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah * Chief Justice of Namibia, Chief Justice: Peter Shivute Events * 14 March – The first reported cases of COVID-19 are announced by the Minister of Health and Local Government, Minister of Health and Social Services, Kalumbi Shangula, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula. The first cases, a COVID-19 pandemic in Romania, Romanian couple, arrived in Windhoek from COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, Spain via Doha, COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar, Qatar, on 11 March. * 17 March – President of Namibia, President Hage Geingob declared a state of emergency which introduced measures such as the closure of all borders, suspension of gatherings and economic related resolutions. * 28 March – The country went into Stay-at-home order, lockd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Botswana
Botswana saw the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Lockdowns were implemented between March and May, and restrictions continued throughout the year. The previous year's general election was disputed by the opposition, and several cases were filed to overturn the results. Tensions rose with South Africa in 2020 as Botswana sought the prosecution of Bridgette Radebe. Concerns regarding wildlife conservation increased in 2020 as elephants began dying off in large numbers, as well as similar concerns about vultures. Armed conflicts with poachers continued throughout the year, including the killing of four men in November that caused protests in Namibia. Incumbents * President: Mokgweetsi Masisi * Vice President: Slumber Tsogwane * Speaker of the National Assembly: Phandu Skelemani * Chief Justice of Botswana: Terence Rannowane Ongoing * 2019–2022 locust infestation * 2020–2022 Botswana elephant die offs * Attempts to overturn the 2019 Botswana general el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Angola
Events from the year 2020 in Angola. Incumbents *President: João Lourenço *Vice President: Bornito de Sousa Events Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Angola January *17 January – Italian oil company Eni begins production at the offshore Agogo oil field with an initial extraction of 10,000 barrels per day. *19 January – Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former President José Eduardo dos Santos, is accused in a report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists of embezzling much of her estimated $2.2 billion fortune from Angolan public money through nepotism and corruption. dos Santos refutes the allegations, calling them an "orchestrated attack" by the Lourenço government. February *17 February – A visit by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes place in Luanda, in which Pompeo commends government efforts to reduce corruption within the country. March *17 March – The '' Jornal de Angola'' reports that a debt of $100 million owed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Africa
The COVID-19 pandemicpandemic was confirmed to have spread to Africa on 14 February 2020, with the first confirmed case announced in Egypt. The first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria at the end of February 2020. Within three months, the virus had spread throughout the continent, as Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May 2020. By 26 May, it appeared that most African countries were experiencing community transmission, although testing capacity was limited. Most of the identified imported cases arrived from Europe and the United States rather than from China where the virus originated. In early June 2021, Africa faced a third wave of COVID infections with cases rising in 14 countries. By 4 July the continent recorded more than 251,000 new Covid cases, a 20% increase from the prior week and a 12% increase from the January peak. More than sixteen African countries, including Malawi and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Lungu
Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) is a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 25 January 2015 to 24 August 2021. Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. Following Sata's death in October 2014, Lungu was adopted as the candidate of the Patriotic Front in a Convention of the Patriotic Front in Kabwe, for the January 2015 presidential by-election, which was to determine who would serve out the remainder of Sata's term. In the election, he narrowly defeated opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema and took office on 25 January 2015. Lungu was elected to a full presidential term in the August 2016 election, again narrowly defeating Hichilema. Hichilema initially disputed the election result and filed a case at the Constitutional Court to nullify the result. On 5 September, however, the court dismissed the case. Lungu was sworn in for his first full term on 13 September 2016. In 2021, Lungu wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (Zambia) ...
The Ministry of Defence is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Defence and oversees the Zambian Defence Force and Zambia National Service.''Zambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper'', International Monetary Fund, 2007, p261 List of ministers Deputy ministers References {{authority control Defence Military of Zambia Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Commerce, Trade And Industry
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI) is a Cabinet of Zambia, cabinet level government ministry of Zambia. It is responsible for the development of a globally competitive, sustainable, commercial, trade and industrial base in Zambia with the objective of contributing to social and economic development in the country. The ministry is headed by the Minister Commerce, Trade and Industry. Location The headquarters of the MCTI are located on the eighth, ninth and tenth Floors of the New Government Complex, in the Lusaka neighbourhood of Cathedral Hill. Overview The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, assisted by a deputy minister, both of whom are political appointees. The Permanent Secretary, a career civil servant, oversees the five departments of the ministry. Each of the five departments is headed by a departmental director. *Department of Foreign Trade *Department of Domestic Trade *Department of Human Resources and Administration *Department of Planning and In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
