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Lusaka, Zambia

Austin Changwe, a worker from a veterinary clinic in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city, dips a dog in a pesticide solution during a vaccination and pest-control exercise in Woodlands, a Lusaka suburb. The local veterinary clinic has been educating residents on the importance of vaccination and pest control ahead of the World Rabies Day on Sept. 28.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Provincial representatives carry flags and placards during a prayer day in Lusaka on July 24. Zambian President Edgar Lungu called for prayers for peaceful elections following a spate of violent incidents during campaigning for the Aug. 11 elections.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Young people take to the streets in Lusaka, Zambia on July 4 to take a public stand against child sex abuse and gender-based violence. The event was organized by the Zambia Medical Association. Data varies, but human rights advocates, medical researchers and others have found that child sex abuse rates are high in Zambia. The country recently launched a Health and Wellbeing Survey, which is now being used to develop priorities to better protect children from abuse.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Residents of the Matero constituency in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city, gathered in the streets on Monday to demand police action after a series of mysterious deaths. Some protesters later threw rocks and looted shops. Six people have been found dead since mid-March in suspected ritual killings, says Rae Hamoonga, the deputy spokesperson for Zambia’s police service. In two cases, hearts were removed from the bodies, and all six bodies were missing ears and genitals, Hamoonga says.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Beauty Sililo sells boiled and roasted maize in Kanyama, a neighborhood in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. The Ministry of Health has been discouraging sale of food in the streets after a cholera outbreak in the area. But Sililo, a single mother of four, says she cannot close her business because it is her sole source of income.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Zambian artist B Flow (right) and his dancer entertain a crowd in Lusaka, Zambia, during a Feb. 13 event related to International Condom Day. The event was one of many for the day, which promoted HIV and AIDS awareness.

Photo by Prudence Phiri

Lusaka, Zambia

Kennedy Tembo, 30, carries plastic bags for sell in Lusaka City. Some African countries have banned the use of plastic bags, which environmental experts say are hazardous to the environment. But in Zambia plastics are common bags for carrying goods.

Photo by Prudence Phiri