As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable

The worthy elder statesman followed Kaunda’s example, putting democracy first and conceding defeat if necessary, and was instrumental in brokering peaceful power transfer in 2021

The novel coronavirus has not only claimed Zambian lives, but has also put the country’s democracy at stake

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema’s months in jail have changed his priorities

Political tensions have been high in Zambia this year after the arrest and continued detention of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema

Zambian President Edgar Lungu collapsed on the podium while presiding over a Women’s Day celebration in Lusaka over the weekend.

Following the death of President Michael Sata in October, the ruling Patriotic Front candidate Edgar Lungu has received 48.3% of the vote.

Zambia’s ruling party candidate Edgar Lungu holds a small lead with most of the votes from this week’s presidential polls counted.

The Patriotic Front has taken a small lead over the opposition United Party for National Development, with 80 of the 150 constituencies counted.

Opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema said some remote parts of the country had not received ballot papers halfway through the polling day.

Zambia’s copper industry has been at the heart of campaigning for Tuesday’s presidential election and poses a big headache for the next leader.

Since Michael Sata’s death, the ruling party has witnessed an unprecedented fight for the ­presidency, which has also drawn in members of his family.

Mulenga, son of late Zambian president Michael Sata, has withdrawn his candidature for presidency of the Patriotic Front.

Zambia’s acting president and acting head of the ruling party Guy Scott has been deemed ineligible to stand in the next presidential elections.

It’s a family affair – Christine Kaseba, widow of former Zambian president Michael Sata, joins three other family members in a race for the top job.

African leaders joined thousands of Zambians as they bid farewell to late president Michael Sata on Tuesday.

Sean Christie recalls a 2011 interview with new Zambian Interim President Guy Scott, a self-proclaimed do-gooder.

In a move to defuse anger in Zambia, acting president Guy Scott reversed his decision to remove Edgar Lungu as head of the ruling party.

Zambia’s Acting President Guy Scott has fired the governing party’s secretary general, Edgar Lungu.

The body of the 77-year-old leader Zambian president arrived on Zambian soil on Saturday, ahead of a state funeral.