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Author: Sishuwa Sishuwa

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Sishuwa Sishuwa

Sishuwa Sishuwa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa at the University of Cape Town and a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Zambia.

  • Zambia's President Edgar Lungu.
    PoliticsZambia
    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    September 19, 2017
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    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 ...
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  • Zambia President Edgar Lungu. Credit: GCIS.
    PoliticsZambia
    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    August 10, 2017
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    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 ...
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  • President Edgar Lungu (left) with the expelled Chishimba Kambwili (right).
    PoliticsZambia
    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    July 26, 2017
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    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 ...
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    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    June 1, 2016
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    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 ...
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    By Sishuwa Sishuwa
    December 15, 2015
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    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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