With its threat to cut diplomatic ties with Zambia if Michael
Sata, the opposition leader, wins the 28 September general
elections, China has at last lost its political virginity in Africa.
The remarks by Beijing's Ambassador to Lusaka, Li Baodong,
ri...
President Mwanawasa remains ahead of his rival Sata in next month's presidential vote
Presidential elections set for 28 September 2006 will pit incumbent
President Levy Mwanawasa of the Movement for Multiparty
Democracy (MMD) against veteran bruiser Michael Sata on
the Patriotic Front ticket.
Sickness and death have taken the front-runners, leaving politics leaderless as elections loom
Mwanawasa's apparent recovery does not resolve worries about elections - and prosecutions
The world copper boom is rescuing Zambia's economy and the President's electoral hopes
The Indeni oil refinery, the only one in Zambia, is jointly owned
by the government and the French company TotalFinaElf,
which manages it. The owner-partners are quarrelling furiously
about its fourth breakdown this year, on 8 September, which has
cau...
Justice Peter Smith of the London High Court found himself
unable to assemble the necessary witnesses for a civil action
by the Zambian government, in which it is alleged that ex-President
Frederick Chiluba stole £13.5 million (US$23.78 mn.)
in ...
Constitutional wrangles worsen, the corruption trials falter but
the economy picks up
The government knows it's not trusted and it cannot afford
another constitution
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