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13Aug/17

Zambia to Drop Treason Charges Against Opposition Leader – Sources

August 13, 2017Zambia ElectionsAfrica, Baroness Patricia, Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, High treason in the United Kingdom, Lusaka, Miles Sampa, Politics, United Party for National Development, World, Zambia, Zambian general electionsmbale

LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia plans to drop treason charges against the country’s main opposition leader and free him from prison on Monday under a deal brokered by the Commonwealth secretary-general, government and legal sources told Reuters. Continue reading →

05Jul/17

Zambia’s biggest market gutted, government suspects arson

July 5, 2017DisasterAfrica, City: Lusaka, Commonwealth of Nations, Continents, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Esther Mwaata-Katongo, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Inonge Wina, Kakoma Kanganja, Kwacha, Lusaka, Man-Made Disaster, Politics of Zambia, United Party for National Development, Zambia, Zambian general electionsmbale

LUSAKA, July 4 (Reuters) – Fire gutted part of Zambia’s biggest market in the nation’s capital on Tuesday in what the government suspected was an act of arson as tensions rise following the arrest of an opposition leader.
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26Apr/17

Zambian court refuses to throw out opposition leader’s treason charge

April 26, 2017Zambia ElectionsAfrica, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Geography of Africa, Greenwell Malumani, Hakainde Hichilema, Law/Crime, Lusaka, Miles Sampa, Politics, United Party for National Development, Zambia, Zambian general electionsmbale

Zambian court refuses to quash the charges of trying to overthrow the government against opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and refers the case up to the High Court.
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20Apr/17

Zambian opposition leader’s lawyers ask court to throw out treason case

April 20, 2017Zambia ElectionsAfrica, Amnesty International, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, Country: Zambia, Edgar Lungu, Euthin Mboozi, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Hichilema Hakainde, Lusaka, McDonald Chipenzi, Politics, Presidents of Zambia, United Party for National Development, Zambia, Zambian general election, Zambian presidential electionsmbale

Zambian opposition leader, Hichilema Hakainde appeared before court to face charges of plotting to overthrow the government. Hichilema was arrested last week in a police raid on his home, raising political tension in a country that has traditionally been relatively stable. Hichilema’s supporters are threatening to go to the streets if he is not released soon.
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18Apr/17

Zambian opposition leader charged with trying to overthrow government

April 18, 2017Zambia ElectionsAfrica, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Lusaka, Miles Sampa, obstrcuting Lungu, Politics, Treason, United Party for National Development, Zambia, Zambian general election, Zambian presidential electionsmbale

LUSAKA, April 18 (Reuters) – Zambia opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, arrested last week on suspicion of treason, was charged in court on Tuesday with trying to overthrow the government.
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13Apr/17

Zambia denies detained opposition leader barred access to lawyers

April 13, 2017PoliticsAfrica, Andrew Ntewewe, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Esther Mwaata, Esther Mwaata-Katongo, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Jack Mwiimbu, Katongo, Lusaka, Miles Sampa, president, Presidents of Zambia, United Party for National Development, Zambia, Zambian general electionsmbale

LUSAKA, April 13 (Reuters) – Zambian police denied on Thursday that opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema had been refused access to his lawyers and family since his arrest this week but his attorney insisted this was the case in an intensifying political crisis.
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11Apr/17

Zambian police detain opposition leader

April 11, 2017PoliticsAfrica, Amos Chanda, Charles Kakoma, Commonwealth of Nations, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Esther Mwaata-Katongo, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Jack Mwiimbu, Kakoma Kanganja, Lusaka, Motorcade, Mpongwe, opposition leader, United Party for National Development, War/Conflict, Zambia, Zambian general election, Zambian presidential electionsmbale

LUSAKA, April 11 (Reuters) – Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been detained and questioned by police for committing treason, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
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26Dec/16

A look back at the elections that shaped Africa in 2016

December 26, 2016WorldAdama Barrow, Adamou Seyni, Africa, Afro-Eurasia, Akufo-Addo, Ali Bongo, Alieu Momarr Njai, Benin, Boni Yayi, Book:Countries of the World: Africa, Chairman, Congo, Countries, Country: Ghana, Country: The Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Economic Community of West African States, Edgar Lungu, Elections in Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Foreign relations of Gabon, Gabon, Gabon–United States relations, Gabonese presidential election, Gambia, Ghana, Government, Hakainde Hichilema, Jean Ping, John Mahama, Joseph Kabila, Kizza Besigye, Lee Hasonda, Liberia, Libreville, Lionel Zinsou, Mahamadou Issoufou, Muhammadu Buhari, Nana Akufo-Addo, Niamey, Nicholas Opio, Niger, Nigeria, Omar Bongo, Patrice Talon, Politics, president, Presidents of Gabon, Republics, Serge -, Teke, The Gambia, Uganda, Yahya Jammeh, Yoweri Museveni, Zambiasmbale

There were close to 20 elections in Africa in 2016. Ghana and Benin stood out as the most peaceful and democratic, while countries like Uganda were mired by violence as Gabon and Gambia had disputed outcomes. Continue reading →

05Sep/16

Zambia to prep Lungu inauguration as court missed deadline-govt source

September 5, 2016US ElectionsAfrica, Company: Hakainde Hichilema, Countries, Edgar Lungu, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, Lusaka, Politics, Presidents of Zambia, UN Court, Zambia, Zambia's Constitutional Court, Zambia's government, Zambian general electionsmbale

LUSAKA, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Zambia’s government will proceed with plans to inaugurate President Edgar Lungu as the Constitutional Court’s extension beyond a 14-day deadline of the opposition’s legal challenge to the vote is illegal, a government source said on Sunday.
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01Sep/16

Zambia to cut subsidies, in talks with the IMF – presidential spokesman

September 1, 2016EconomyAid, Amos Chanda, Austerity, Countries, Country: Zambia, Edgar Lungu, Geography of Africa, Hakainde Hichilema, International Monetary Fund, Lusaka, Politics, Southeast Africa, World, Zambia, ZMWsmbale

JOHANNESBURG Aug 30 (Reuters) – Zambia plans to cut subsidies as agreed with the International monetary Fund, with talks on an aid package at an advanced stage, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
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