Zambia elections haunted by ghost of incumbent president’s arch-rival

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Zambia's upcoming elections are overshadowed by the ongoing rivalry between incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema and the family of the late former president Edgar Lungu. Hichilema is campaigning for a second term amid political tension stemming from this feud.

Hakainde Hichilema is bidding for second term, but feud between him and family of Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025, continues As Zambians go to the polls, the ghost of the current president’s predecessor hangs over the elections. Hakainde Hichilema, 64, is bidding for a second term leading the southern African country after defeating his arch-rival Edgar Lungu by a landslide in 2021. Continue reading...