In Zambia, food is used to bond families and elucidate the popular sentiment that food is a way to man's heart. This ceremony introduces the husband to foods made by the bride's family. Icilanga ...

A bride-to-be was left blushing at the altar when her church service was interrupted by a screaming gatecrasher — her groom’s wife. “Father, this wedding can’t go on. This man here is my husband!” the ...

In Zambia, bride price — known locally as lobola or nsalamu—can range from $1,000 to $5,000, often influenced by the bride’s level of education. Many young men say these costs are pushing them away ...

Women take part in the International Women's Day celebration in Lusaka, Zambia, March 8, 2016. (Xinhua/Peng Lijun) by Elias Shilangwa LUSAKA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A long-practiced tradition in Zambia ...

Elvin Mudyakuvinda is selling her two young daughters to help to feed the other eight children in her care. She says it is her last remaining option after being forced to sell everything she owned – ...

LUSAKA, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A long-practiced tradition in Zambia where a man pays bride price for a woman he wants to marry is under threat as calls for its abolishment intensify. The bride price, ...