Zambia: DRMD Steps Up El Niño Sensitisation in Mpika

Author: lusakatimes.comPublished on: November 4, 2026Country: Zambia

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Zambia: DRMD Steps Up El Niño Sensitisation in Mpika

The supplied text does not include details about the DRMD’s El Niño sensitisation activities in Mpika. Only the headline indicates that awareness efforts have been stepped up in the Zambian locality.

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