Edgar Lungu

Zambia's opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote at sixth bid

Hakainde Hichilema, the 59-year old businessman contesting the presidency for the sixth time, has more than 2.3 million votes to President Edgar Lungu’s 1.4 million votes, according to results announced Sunday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

Vote count under way in Zambia after tight presidential election

Partial and regional tallies start to trickle in on Friday, with final consolidated results expected by Sunday, although President Edgar Lungu's party hints it is heading for victory.

Zambia president sends in army to quell pre-election violence

In order to curb the political violence of the past two days, President Edgar Lungu said he had authorised the military, including the army and air force, to help the police.

Will Zambia be able to stand up to private creditors?

Hedge funds and banks are not ready to give even temporary debt relief to one of the poorest countries in the world.

Zambia to tax internet phone calls

The Zambian government claims the move is to protect the traditional communications industry while activists fear the decision amounts to an attempt to stifle freedom of communication.

Copper mine dump collapse kills at least 10 miners in Zambia

Officials say the incident happened at Black Mountain in the town of Kitwe, where artisanal miners have taken to re-mining the waste site for copper and other metals.

Zambia's army moves in as slum riots erupt over cholera outbreak curfew

Police arrested 55 people in Lusaka after residents rioted over a curfew and ban on street vending imposed to control a cholera outbreak, the Zambian government says.

Zambia extends state of emergency by three months

The Zambian government says the emergency measures are necessary to curb "politically motivated" arson attacks but opposition parties see the move as an effort by President Edgar Lungu to tighten his grip on power.

Zambia's president declares state of emergency

President Edgar Lungu accuses the opposition of orchestrating the fire, which gutted the main market in Zambia's capital Lusaka, to make the country "ungovernable".

Zambia's opposition challenges President Lungu's re-election

Zambia's opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema says that the president did not win the election legally.

Zambia's Lungu ahead in early presidential vote count

Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema alleges some electoral officials are colluding in favour of the governing party.

Lungu battles to hold power in Zambia election

President Edgar Lungu and main rival Hakainde Hichilema will battle it out at the election polls on Thursday as Zambia votes for their new president.