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A family walks home after collecting food from a distribution organized by the World Food Program and World Vision in Simumbwe, Zambia, Jan. 22, 2020. [AFP]
Zambia is bracing for electricity cuts of 17 hours a day from next month as a prolonged drought dries up its hydropower dams, undermining economic activity and putting jobs at risk.
Since the southern African country declared a national disaster in February because of the drought, it has been scaling back its power supply and importing electricity from neighbouring countries.
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