Vol 41 No 14 | ZAMBIA The race to succeed 7th July 2000 Since President Chiluba promised to go, the race to follow him is on - covertly The knives are out as the ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy, bereft of a natural successor to President Frederick Chiluba, begins its pre-election finagling. Chiluba could yet cancel...
Vol 41 No 14 | ZAMBIA Clean up for donors 7th July 2000 Lusaka is buzzing with preparations for a crucial meeting of the Consultative Group of donors in the city on 16-19 July. The government is hoping for US$605 million...
Vol 41 No 8 | ZAMBIA Post-KK traumas 14th April 2000 The old leader has gone and the new ones have not yet arrived So strong was the personality cult around the Independence leader and Father of the Nation, former President Kenneth Kaunda, that his United National Independence Party has been thrown...
Vol 40 No 23 | ZAMBIA Chiluba and after 19th December 1999 The President, tempted by another term, would face rivals within his own party President Frederick Chiluba has had a surprisingly good six months. He brokered a seemingly impossible peace deal for the Democratic Republic of Congo, signed in July and now...
Vol 40 No 23 | ZAMBIA Gunmen at the gate 19th December 1999 KK's aspiring politicial son, Wezi, was murdered. On whose orders? Four unknown gunmen at the gate of his house fired four shots and then disappeared. After a few hours in intensive care at the government hospital, he was...
Vol 40 No 12 | ZAMBIA Paris to Lusaka 11th June 1999 The usual bashing of non-governmental organisations followed the World Bank's Consultative Group on Zambia in Paris on 26-28 May (AC Vol 40 No 11). Zambia's Finance Minister...
Vol 40 No 11 | ZAMBIA Down, not out 28th May 1999 The mines are still not privatised but the opposition is at last taking shape Zambia had little to show the World Bank's Consultative Group in Paris on 26-28 May. The future of the government may hang on this meeting. ...
Vol 40 No 6 | ZAMBIA Mining the depths 19th March 1999 Delay on privatisation has cost the country dear – and it isn't over yet The deal to sell off the state’s best copper-mines must be tied up by the end of March, or Zambia is in effect out of business. For now,...
Vol 40 No 3 | ZAMBIA Copper crunch 5th February 1999 The timing could hardly have been worse. As the world price of copper plummets, the Zambian government has at last moved decisively towards selling off its one big...
Vol 39 No 15 | ZAMBIA The China re-connection 24th July 1998 President Chiluba is contemplating a third term as he opens the door to Beijing The government puts a brave face on it but the economy is still in a mess and May's Consultative Group meeting in France (AC Vol 39 No 10)...