More fundamentally, the biggest threat to opposition unity may be the Alliance itself. Entrenched despotism within these parties undermines their credibility. Often, leaders equate the party with ...

Faced with public discontent, fear of losing power has driven Zambia’s president to change the constitution and enact ...

Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old politician had already served the maximum two ...

Zambians are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday 12 August in the most highly contested elections in the country ... BBC's Mutuna Chanda reports from the Zambian capital Lusaka.

Zambia’s founding president, Kenneth Kaunda, signed into law the Constitution (Amendment) Acts, numbers 3,4 and 5 ending the country’s First Republic and ushering in a new constitution for the country ...

The US embassy in Zambia has warned its citizens to be wary of a new "intrusive" cybersecurity law introduced in the southern ...

: Manyama residents in Kalumbila district lining up to cast their vote in this year’s General election at Shiinda polling station at Manyama school in Kalumbila on Thursday .Picture by BETRAM KAOMA ...

Athough no official date has yet been set, Zambia is well in the grip of election fever. DW-AKADEMIE recently held an election-related workshop there. Trainer Guy Degen shares his impressions.

Zambia's standing as one of Africa's most stable democracies is being tested this week in the vote in which President Edgar Lungu is seeking re-election. A tight race is expected, and some ...

We compared Zambia’s founding elections in 1991, which were largely peaceful and Kenya’s in 1992. During these polls there was large-scale state-instigated electoral violence along ethnic lines.

Zambians are preparing to head to the polls on Thursday 12 August in the most highly contested elections in the country ... BBC's Mutuna Chanda reports from the Zambian capital Lusaka.