IMF in Lusaka to bail out debt
The IMF’s financial support to Zambia to bail out a massive debt that has put the country into default is expected to be concluded in […]
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Zambian court declares illegal the closure of leading independent newspaper The Post
Zambian courts declared illegal the 2016 closure of the country’s main independent newspaper, the Post, under the repressive regime of former President Edgar Lungu. The […]
Debt-ridden Zambia wins round with$1.4 bln promised IMF aid
Zambia’s new president, Hakainde Hichilema, has won a promise of 1.24 billion Euros in aid from the IMF after 100 days in power and intense […]
Zambia: President Hichilema has a new vision for the national army
New president Hakainde Hichilema appointed new military commanders and replaced all police commissioners after vowing to end the brutality of the previous regime. Human rights […]
Zambians elect their president today among sixteen candidates
Zambians go to the polls today to choose a new president, parliament and local representatives in a general election that analysts say will be a […]
Zambia: President Lungu deploys army in the country before the coming elections
With less than two weeks to go before the August 12 presidential and legislative elections, Edgar Lungu announced on Sunday that he was using the […]
Zambia’s main opposition party seeks to impeach president Lungu
Zambia’s main opposition party, United Party for National Development (UPND), on Thursday filed a motion seeking the impeachment of President Edgar Lungu, the presidency said […]
I will not seek revenge, Zambian opposition leader to supporters
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Tuesday promised that he would not seek revenge for his four-month incarceration for treason and assured that he had […]
Zambia drops treason charges against main opposition leader
The Zambian state prosecutor on Wednesday released the country’s opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, from jail after the government dropped treason charges against him and five […]
Zambia: Opposition MPs suspended for ‘disobedience’ to President
The speaker of the Zambian parliament, Patrick Matibini, on Tuesday suspended all the lawmakers of the United Party for National Development (UPND) for a 30-day […]