Zambia

Zambia

Population: 13.9 mn.
GDP: 20.7 bn.
Debt: 3.7 bn.
Overview:

President Michael Sata and his Patriotic Front will strive to build a base in Parliament and crush the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, which lacks direction. Infrastructure spending will continue, to create jobs. Wynter Kabimba aims to succeed Sata.

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  • Vol 49 No 18
  •  5th September 2008

Who wants to run the country?

  • Vol 49 No 17
  •  22nd August 2008

After Levy

Zambia faces a difficult political transition after the death of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa on 19 August, aged 59. Contrary to expectations, he had presided over an effective anti-corruption campaign as well as the best economic performance since I...

  • Vol 49 No 16
  •  1st August 2008

A sick man's contest

The President is probably unfit to continue and his main opponents are either ill or accused of corruption

  • Vol 49 No 14
  •  4th July 2008

The Russians are coming

Looking for big projects and with plenty of cash, three Russian companies are ready to invest in Zambia's mines

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

Sick man, sick opposition

As corruption scandals rage on, politicians contest their parties' future leaderships

  • Vol 49 No 10
  •  9th May 2008

The stand against Mugabe

Western dignitaries and intelligence operatives race in and out of Lusaka, pushing for a solution to the Zimbabwe stalemate. President Levy Mwanawasa chairs the 14-member Southern African Development Community, and on 26 April, the United States Assistant...

  • Vol 49 No 4
  •  15th February 2008

The Hillary effect

Zambia's first lady, Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa, is seen as the power behind the throne of President Levy Mwanawasa, and many believe that he wants a third term in five years' time - via his wife, whose new nickname is Hillary Clinton. Her alleged ambition ...

  • Vol 48 No 25
  •  14th December 2007

Copper-clad deals

Under opposition pressure, the government seeks better terms from the latest set of investors in its copper mines

  • Vol 48 No 10
  •  11th May 2007

Stop thief

British High Court Justice Peter Smith has found that ex-President Frederick Chiluba stole US$46 million of state funds from Zambia between 1991 and 2002 (AC Vol 46 No 20). In a 220-page judgement, made public on 4 May, Smith also ruled that two London la...

  • Vol 48 No 10
  •  11th May 2007

Vultures over Lusaka

On 24 April, the London High Court ordered the Zambian government to pay US$15.5 million to a 'vulture fund'. Debt relief campaigners say the payment will undermine efforts to reduce poverty. In 1979, Zambia raised a $15 mn. loan from Romania to pay for f...

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