LUSAKA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the news items in Zambia's major media on Thursday.

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu's has defended a trip undertaken by his wife with a huge Delegation to the United States to receive donated fire trucks.

Presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda said First Lady Esther Lungu has been invited to receive four fire trucks donated to her organization and not the government. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has sent a message of condolences to his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta over the terrorist attacks that left 14 people dead.

Lungu said the terrorist attacks should be condemned and reaffirmed his efforts to end terrorism. (Times of Zambia)

-- Zambian says it expects a good crop yield this season due to the timely delivery of farming inputs to smallholder farmers.

Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo said despite some dry spells experienced in some parts of the country.((Daily Nation)

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu is in Ethiopia to attend an extraordinary Southern African Development Community (SADC) double troika summit on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC).

Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Malanji said the meeting has been called to look at the situation in the DRC. (The Mast) Enditem

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