2026 in Zambia
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February
- 4 February –
- Ghana and Zambia agree to abolish visa requirements for each other’s citizens.[1]
- A Tanzanian drug trafficker is arrested in Lusaka during a Zambian Drug Enforcement Commission raid, as authorities seize a total of 1,380.8 kg (3,044 lb) of cannabis and cough syrup containing codeine; several other Zambian and Burundian nationals are also detained.[2]
- 10 February – The High Court orders the seizure of more than $1.3 million in assets from Dalitso Lungu, the son of former president Edgar Lungu, citing failure to adequately explain the circumstances of their acquisition.[3]
- 16 February – The government bans the import of livestock and related products from South Africa due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.[4]
- 24 February – National Democratic Congress secretary general Mambwe Zimba is arrested over an altered picture of president Hichilema.[5]
March
- 15 March – A minibus collides with another vehicle in Kalomo District, killing eight people and injuring 12 others.[6]
April
- 23 April – A court in South Africa orders the return of former president Edgar Lungu’s body, shortly after the Zambian government claimed it had taken possession of the remains.[7]
Predicted and scheduled
- 13 August – 2026 Zambian general election[8]
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