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zambia opposition treason

Mundubile and Zulu remain in Mukobeko as treason case proceeds

Election runner-up Brian Mundubile and running mate Makebi Zulu remain held at Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison on non-bailable treason charges, coinciding with Hichilema's second-term inauguration. The detention has hardened into a non-bailable capital-class prosecution of the defeated candidate. Domestic outlet covering its own state during a live political case, so confidence was lowered rather than raised.

Lusaka Timespartially-entangled
zambia debt energy swap

Zambia's Debt-for-Energy Swap Is a World First

The AfDB brokered the world's first debt-for-energy swap: Zambia buys back $1.36B of its 2053 private bonds via a $600M concessional loan, committing ~$275M in interest savings to grid investment over 15 years. Drove Zambia fiscal near 1 to 2.

Foreign Policyindependent