DMMU National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen says the country has received about $395 million from cooperating partners as part of the drought response support. And Dr Pollen has disclosed that Zambia will next week receive a pay out of about $13 million from the African Risk Capacity under a drought insurance cover. In an interview, Friday, Dr Pollen described the support from cooperating partners as great. ā€œIt’s been great. We have an indicative figure in terms of how much money has come but overall, we have about $395 million from cooperating that’s direct budget support or in the context of the current drought,ā€ he said. In February, Dr Pollen assured citizens that the country had substantial resources to respond to the...

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