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Ex-Zambia President Lungu Dies At 68

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:18:37 +0000

Ex-Zambia President Lungu Dies At 68 Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu, who held power for almost seven years until 2021, died Thursday in a hospital in South Africa at the age of 68, his party and family announced. Lungu had been receiving specialised medical treatment in a clinic in Pretoria, the Patriotic Front, his […]

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Two Held In Zambia For Targeting President With Sorcery

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:40:13 +0000

Two Held In Zambia For Targeting President With Sorcery Zambian police said they have arrested two men for allegedly trying to “harm” the president of the southern African nation using witchcraft. Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, 42, and Zambian village chief Leonard Phiri, 43, were arrested in the capital Lusaka, said a police statement […]

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Zambia Aims To Agree On Conditions For Debt Relief By Q1

Kazeem Tunde — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 12:52:08 +0000

Zambia Aims To Agree On Conditions For Debt Relief By Q1 Secretary to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa on Thursday said Zambia hoped to agree on key conditions for restructuring three billion dollars of its bonds no later than the first quarter of 2024. Debtor countries were meant to agree on comparable restructuring deals with official […]

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30 Feared Trapped In Zambia Mine Collapse- Minister

Kazeem Tunde — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 14:24:24 +0000

30 Feared Trapped In Zambia Mine Collapse- Minister By AFP More than 30 people were feared trapped Friday in a mine collapse in a Zambian region known for illegal open-cast digging for copper, a minister said. “May I just inform the nation that we have a tragedy brewing in Chingola,” Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu […]

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Zambia Abolishes Death Penalty

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 12:12:56 +0000

Zambia Abolishes Death Penalty Zambian rights activists Saturday hailed as a “huge milestone” a decision to scrap two British colonial-era laws: the death penalty and making criticism of the country’s leader a punishable offence. President Hakainde Hichilema, whose party was in opposition for over two decades, had promised that he would scrap the laws if […]

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Zambia To Help Nigeria Fight Insecurity- Envoy

Kazeem Tunde — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:00:54 +0000

Zambia To Help Nigeria Fight Insecurity- Envoy Zambian High Commissioner in Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Samuel, has expressed concern over the security situation in the country promising that his Country is ready and willing to help Nigeria tackle insecurity. The envoy, who spoke ahead of the International Peace Concert billed for Saturday in Abuja, expressed the […]

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Zambians Presidential Elections As A Victory For Democracy

Kazeem Tunde — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 18:32:32 +0000

Zambians Presidential Elections As A Victory For Democracy A civil society organization, the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) like democrats and advocates of good governance all over the world wish to commend and congratulate the good people of Zambia for the recently successfully concluded presidential election which saw the presidential candidate of […]

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Buhari Congratulates President-elect Of Zambia

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:41:52 +0000

Buhari Congratulates President-elect Of Zambia President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the President-elect of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, on his victory in the presidential election of August 12, 2021. The President applauds the people of Zambia who came out in their numbers to exercise their civic rights, voting candidates of their choice, signposting that the prospect of […]

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Zambia’s Opposition Leader Wins Presidential Vote At Sixth Bid

Kazeem Tunde — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:49:50 +0000

Zambia’s Opposition Leader Wins Presidential Vote At Sixth Bid Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory on Monday in bitterly-contested presidential elections. After a campaign dominated by the country’s economic woes and marked by sporadic violence, Hichilema captured 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for President Edgar Lungu, according to nearly-complete […]

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Zambia President Deploys Army To Quell Violence Ahead Of Vote

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:24:26 +0000

Zambia President Deploys Army To Quell Violence Ahead Of Vote Zambian President Edgar Lungu has ordered the deployment of the military to quell electoral violence ahead of the August 12 elections, the head of state said Sunday. In several parts of the country, supporters of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) and the United Party for […]

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