Browsing: Zambia

Incumbent is inaugurated with his main rival in last month’s election jailed and the courts shuttered.Published On 1 Sep 20261 Sep 2026President Hakainde Hichilema has been…

Mundubile claims his campaign documented ‘serious irregularities’ around the vote that handed President Hakainde Hichilema a second term.By Reuters and The Associated PressPublished On 19 Aug…

Lusaka, Zambia – Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected as Zambia’s president after defeating opposition challenger Brian Mundubile by more than one million votes, but his victory…

Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election with 60 percent of the vote, after the count was briefly halted by attacks on election officials. Zambia is Africa’s…

Official results show the incumbent receiving roughly 61 percent of votes, compared with ⁠38 percent for his main challenger, Brian Mundubile.Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug…

Search efforts to recover the remaining victims are still underway.Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026Police in Zimbabwe have recovered eight more bodies after a ferry…

President Hakainde Hichilema appears on course for outright win as observers cite violence and a tilted campaign field.Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026Zambia’s incumbent President…

The boat overturned during heavy winds near the Zambian border.Published On 16 Aug 202616 Aug 2026Zimbabwean police have recovered more bodies after a ferry capsized on…

International observers monitoring Zambia’s presidential election have raised concerns over reports of intimidation and abductions, after vote counting was suspended for several hours amid violence at…

Zambia’s electoral commission on Friday suspended vote counting nationwide over reports of attacks on polling officials and the theft of some ballot papers. The commission said…