Salim Zulu, a businessman, works on his laptop and charges devices at Mercato Cafe in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Patrons at a restaurant work on laptops and charge devices at Mercato Cafe in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Edla Musonda works on her desktop computer at Mercato Cafe in Lusaka, Zambia, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A woman scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A women scoops water from a hole she has dug in a dried up riverbed in Lusitu, Zambia, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Engineers inspect a turbine for Kariba dam near Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Engineer Chrispin Ndoti works in a control room for the Kariba dam near Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

This photo shows the dam wall at Lake Kariba in Siavonga, Zambia, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)