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Baldwin Wallace University's decision to expand its study-abroad offerings has led to some rare faculty-development opportunities, as professors develop close ties with counterparts in Zambia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The government's director of public prosecutions, Chalwe Mchenga, said the state would not appeal former President Frederick Chiluba's acquittal on charges of stealing about $500,000 of public money because it would be unlikely to win, The Times of India reported Friday. Mr. Mchenga said the secret intelligence account from which Mr. Chiluba took the money had gotten $8.5 million in deposits from ''other sources.'' Mr. Chiluba claimed the money he spent from the account was from campaign contributions. Maxwell Nkole, who led the anticorruption task force that prosecuted Mr. Chiluba and who was effectively fired this week, had filed an appeal of the Chiluba verdict, against Mr. Mchenga's wishes, the paper reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports that Zambia's Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo has expected his excommunication by the Catholic Church after his Moonie wedding, as published in Zambia's paper 'Post.' Basis of Milingo's excommunication.

The article reports that Graduate Record Examination (GRE) program has opened new test centers in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi and Zambia that will offer computer-delivered testing in response to the growing demand. The computer-delivered format is the most widely administered format of the GRE revised General Test and features a test-taker friendly design. Dawn Piacentino, Director of Communications and Services for the GRE said that they are excited to have new centers in these countries.