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AFRICOM Zambia Office: What don’t we know?
On April 25, 2022 the U.S. government announced the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) will open an Office of...
Hichelema Presidency: Building on a Broken Foundation
STARTING off with an emphatic win over incumbent Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s seventh President Hakainde Hichilema has had no honeymoon....
A Continental Pop Music Award Nomination is Exposing Political Cracks Yet to be Filled In the Aftermath of Zambian Elections
Since Zambians voted out the Patriotic Front on the 12th of August 2021, the country has remained divided into...
Zambia has Decided: Hichilema it is!
It was evident from the unprecedented voter turnout on 12th August that Zambians were determined to change the government....
Zambia Decides: Lungu Cries Foul As Results Put Opposition’s Hichilema in the Lead
RESULTS trickling in indicate that Zambia’s ruling party Patriotic Front is on its way out as Zambians voted en...
Zambia Decides: Massive Turnout Amid Incidents of Violence and Claims of Vote Rigging
A massive turnout of voters characterised Zambia’s Thursday Presidential and general elections. Zambians braved COVID-19 with many describing the...
Zambia Decides: Change or Continuity?
THE 2021 Zambia general elections are a choice between continuity of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) or change of...
Zambian elections: Lessons on political violence and intolerance
Zambia has seen unprecedented levels of politically instigated violence in recent times resulting in loss of lives, injuries, disability...
The Mental Cost of Organizing Credible Elections
On 8th October 2020 Zambia’s Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano collapsed whilst addressing a meeting of political party presidents....
Shrinking Civic Space and Covid-19: A Cocktail of Challenges for Zambia’s Elections
ZAMBIA faces unique challenges as the country goes to yet another tightly contested and heavily polarizing presidential, parliamentary and...
Tribute: Kenneth Kaunda, African stateman with a checkered legacy
Kenneth Kaunda will be laid to rest in Lusaka today. His final resting place will be at the presidential...
“Embrace intra-party democracy” – Zambia’s opposition urged.
Zambia prepares to go for General Elections on 12th August 2021 to elect the president, members of the national...