Zambia
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Zambia’s democracy is still under attack
But now by President Hichilema, the man who vowed to rescue it. When Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia’s August 2021 election, many hoped the assault ... -
The good, the bad and the alarming: Hichilema’s first 100 days in Zambia
The new president’s first 100 days have seen a combination of promising steps and worrying tendencies. Today marks exactly 100 days since Hakainde Hichilema ... -
Should Zambia’s new president fire all his predecessor’s appointees?
Many are clamouring for President Hichilema to remove senior officials appointed by Lungu. These demands are understandable but misguided. The last few days have ... -
How election observers facilitated Zambia’s smooth change of power
Thousands of monitors, a PVT and behind-the-scenes diplomacy played a key role, yet questions about the future of observation remain. Zambian voters went to ... -
Zambia: The three key challenges facing the hopeful new president
President Hichilema came to power on a raft of big promises. None will be straightforward to fulfil. Hakainde Hichilema’s recent landslide victory in Zambia ... -
Three lessons for Africa from Zambia’s landslide opposition victory
How did voters, the opposition and civil society manage to defeat an entrenched and repressive regime? Zambia has done it again. On 17 August, ... -
Zambia’s 2021 elections: unfree, unfair, unpredictable
Much about the upcoming election is reminiscent of the 2016 race. Will the result be too? On 12 August 2021, Zambians go to the ... -
Zambia: In a fair election, Lungu can’t win. In an unfair one, he can’t lose
The incumbent is deeply unpopular, but he has a range of strategies up his sleeve that he is hoping will allow him to hang ... -
Kenneth Kaunda, the philosopher king who fell with dignity
Zambia’s first president was a flawed leader, but his legacy of inclusiveness and African unity survive in political structures to this day. When Zambians ... -
HH: “Zambians want change…We don’t count how many times we run”
An interview with Zambia’s opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema on why Zambians should vote for him at a sixth time of asking. When Zambians go ...
