Zambia declares national disaster over El Nino drought
Lusaka (AFP) Feb 29, 2024
Zambia declared drought a national disaster on Thursday with President Hakainde Hichilema saying the lack of rain has devastated the agricultural sector, affecting more than one million families. The southern African country has gone without rain for five weeks at a time when farmers need it the most, Hichilema said. This compounded the effects of another dry spell and flooding that hi
