Zambia Resumes Vote Counting Amid Violence and Ballot Theft

POLICY WIRE — Lusaka, Zambia — Zambia resumed the vote counting process on Friday following a nationwide suspension due to alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers. The...

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August 16, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Lusaka, Zambia — Zambia resumed the vote counting process on Friday following a nationwide suspension due to alleged attacks on polling staff and the theft of marked ballot papers. The suspension was implemented a day after the presidential and parliamentary elections.

Opposition leader Brian Mundubile has already claimed victory in the elections. Sishuwa Sishuwa, Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch University and author, provided an analysis of the recent events in Zambia as a guest on FRANCE 24.

Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)

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