Zambia

  • Dec 17, 2014
  • 2 min read

Timing will shape Zambia presidential candidate pick

An imminent candidate nomination deadline will help Edgar Lungu clench the ruling party's presidential candidacy

Zambia
  • Dec 12, 2014
  • 7 min read

Parties are in flux ahead of Zambia presidential poll

Intra-party divisions cloud the outlook for Zambia's presidential by-election.

Zambia
  • Dec 5, 2014
  • 2 min read

Zambia's next president will lack Sata's mandate

The ruling party will head towards the election deeply divided, with a split a distinct possibility

Zambia
  • Dec 2, 2014
  • 2 min read

Zambia party split could turn on court decision

Parallel party leadership processes make divisions in Zambia's ruling party look increasingly irreconcilable

Zambia
  • Nov 21, 2014
  • 2 min read

Zambia leader axing to throw open 2015 poll

The acting president's suspension as head of the party will curtail his ability to influence the presidential nomination

Zambia
  • Nov 11, 2014
  • 6 min read

Zambia presidential wrangles could derail budget

Election pressures reduce the likelihood that 2015 budget plans will be achieved

Zambia
  • Nov 4, 2014
  • 2 min read

Zambia ruling party wrangling mars its poll prospects

The acting president's efforts to manipulate the ruling party's leadership contest further weakens the party

Zambia
  • Oct 30, 2014
  • 7 min read

Zambian leader's death paves way for heated poll

Sata's death triggers a presidential by-election, which could be highly destructive for the ruling party

Zambia