Author: Sishuwa Sishuwa
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Zambia: The plan to remove President Lungu, from within his own party
Some in the ruling Patriotic Front have rallied behind the president. Others have developed a four-point plan to get rid of him. On 8 November, President ... -
Step by inevitable step: Lungu’s strategic march to 2021 and beyond
If President Lungu is deemed eligible to run for a third term, he will have removed one more hurdle to extending his rule. He has plans ... -
Zambia’s opposition knows impeachment will fail. So what’s its game?
The opposition’s new strategy to keep questions over President Lungu’s legitimacy in the spotlight just might work. On 23 March, Zambia’s main opposition party filed a ... -
Zambia: Lungu’s state capture is so complete he barely needs to pretend
Why President Lungu’s threats to the judiciary mark a new phase in Zambia’s slide to authoritarianism. When Kenya’s Supreme Court judges annulled the results of the ... -
The real reasons Zambia’s opposition leader was released from jail
The Commonwealth’s intervention did not rescue Hichilema from detention. It rescued President Lungu from political embarrassment. On 16 August, Zambia’s main opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, walked ... -
Zambia: Lungu attacks law body but dictatorship remains out of reach
The well-respected Law Association of Zambia is the latest target of President Lungu’s increasing authoritarianism. Where is this heading? On 5 July, Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu ... -
Zambia: Lungu’s authoritarianism now turns to opponents within
The ruling Patriotic Front’s expulsion of one of its founding members paves the way for President Lungu to be its presidential candidate. But they’d be wrong ... -
Zambia’s 2016 elections: is a disputed outcome now inevitable?
A flurry of questionable decisions by the electoral body, media exposés of irregularities, and controversial interventions by the government and military suggests yes Zambia’s enviable record of 25 ... -
Can Zambia’s opposition unseat President Lungu in the 2016 elections?
With the economy faltering, Lungu will face a strong challenge at the polls. His ability to stay in power will be determined by a range of ...
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