18 February – 2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster: A tailings dam belonging to a Chinese-operated copper mine collapses in northern Zambia, causing 50 million liters of waste containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals to enter a tributary of the Kafue River and prompting a shutdown of the water supply in Kitwe.[1]
April
8 April – President Hichilema signs a law requiring the interception and surveillance of all electronic communications in the country.[2]
May
8 May – The United States halts the provision of $50 million in medical aid to Zambia, citing "systematic theft" of donations.[3]
June
25 June – A court in South Africa orders a suspension of the burial of former president Edgar Lungu amid a dispute between Lungu's family and the Zambian government over the funeral arrangements.[4]
5 July – A minivan collides with a locomotive in Mpika, killing nine people.[6]
21 July – The government announces an agreement to build a $1.1 billion crude oil refinery and energy complex in Ndola.[7]
August
6 August – The US Embassy orders all American government personnel to leave areas affected by the 2025 Sino-Metals Leach Zambia dam disaster in February, citing continuing contamination and the possible presence of airborne hazards.[8]
8 August – A court in South Africa orders the family of deceased former president Edgar Lungu to repatriate his remains to Zambia and allow the government to hold a state funeral for him.[9]
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