For millions of people across southern Africa, the Zambezi River serves as highway, fishing ground, water fountain, laundromat, and swimming hole. From its source—a trickling spring in the highlands ...

Ten Ethiopian nationals are feared to have drowned after a canoe they were using to illegally cross the Zambezi River into ...

Zambia has launched a search for 10 Ethiopian migrants feared drowned while crossing the Zambezi River near Kazungula.

Elephants in Zambia’s Lower Zambezi are being seen moving more calmly across old routes after years of anti-poaching and conservation work. The story shows why elephant protection depends on connected ...

Imagine Zambia’s legendary river system turning into nature’s version of a poorly managed buffet. Here, everyone gets food poisoning. The Zambezi’s aquatic residents are facing a “negative growth ...

When I reach the thatched cottage on the banks of the Zambezi River, an otter plops off the deck and into the reeds below. Across a wide, sunlit swath of water is an island and there’s this curious ...

This image from Envisat’s radar shows the Zambezi River’s floodplain in western Zambia. The city of Mongu appears as a cluster of white radar reflections on the right side of the image. It is about 15 ...

Depending on the season, rivers whirl and eddy in a variety of colours, shrinking and swelling with the rains on a never-ending journey from source to sea. Shades of brackish brown, pea green and ...