LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — 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 ...

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(Bloomberg) -- A Zambian court ruled that former President Edgar Lungu cannot stand in future elections for the nation’s top office, as he has already held it twice. For that reason, Lungu is ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia's Constitutional Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was barred from contesting the 2026 election because he has already served the maximum two ...

Although elections won't be held in Zambia for another 10 months, the battle lines already being drawn over the country's debt woes could make them the issue to topple the longtime incumbent.

The fourth in Afrobarometer’s special democracy summit series on Africa. Two recent electoral contests have renewed optimism in Africa about the transformative power of elections. In August, ...