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EPISODE · Aug 28, 2026 · 20 MIN

How Zambia’s ‘Better Democracy' Has Come Under Threat

from Next Africa · host Bloomberg

Zambia had been the shining light for democracy in sub-Saharan Africa, but president Hichilema's recent reelection has been tainted by accusations of irregularities, the killing of a former minister and what the UN has called arbitrary arrests.  On this week’s Episode, Bloomberg’s Matthew Hill who’s been on the ground in Zambia explains how the election became so controversial, and Nicole Beardsworth from the University of the Witwatersrand discusses her group’s analysis of the voting numbers.  For more stories from the region, Subscribe to the Next Africa newsletterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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