Africa is heading into a strong El Niño from a weaker economic position than the last one a decade ago, adding to price pressures triggered by the Iran war, the Institute of International Finance said.

Zambia’s majority state-owned mining investor is considering selling a stake in the business that owns minority interests in most of the nation’s biggest copper mines, its chief executive officer said.

A Zambian rights group petitioned the Constitutional Court to invalidate the outcome of this month’s presidential election, citing alleged irregularities, but it’s unclear if the challenge is valid.

Zambian authorities sealed off the court grounds where an opposition leader is preparing to challenge the outcome of Aug. 13 elections, as the deadline for filing a petition draws near.

A Zambian election watchdog questioned the credibility of the southern African nation’s Aug. 13 vote, after the main opposition leader said he’ll challenge the outcome in court

Zambian police said a former transport minister was killed in a raid at the main opposition leader’s house last week, a day after elections that were tainted by claims of irregularities.

The United Nations voiced concern at reports of Zambian opposition members being detained during its Aug. 13 election, while observers raised questions about the fairness of the ballot that comfortably returned President Hakainde Hichilema to power.

Zambia’s stock exchange expects to bring a record $1 billion of initial public offerings to market after this month’s presidential election, as Africa’s second-biggest copper producer benefits from soaring prices for the metal.

Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner of Zambia’s elections, an outcome that investors will welcome as he sets out to build on economic successes in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer.

Zambia’s president extended a commanding lead in the nation’s election, though a shootout at the home of the main opposition leader raised tensions in Africa’s second-largest copper producer.

Zambian security forces raided the home of the main opposition leader on the day of the presidential election, arresting 11 people after a shootout in what the authorities described as an investigation into an alleged plot involving foreigners.

Zambia’s president widened his lead among voters with over half of electoral constituencies counted, moving closer to extending his rule over the copper-rich southern African nation for a second term.

Zambia’s electoral commission resumed counting ballots in the country’s presidential election, after it said a security threat to the process was contained.

Zambia’s electoral commission cited reports of violence as it halted vote counting in the southern African nation’s general election, while the leading opposition candidate warned that delaying the results could mask foul play.

At the University of Zambia, students who’d queued since 2 a.m. shouted a countdown to the start of Thursday’s general elections and rushed through the door to decide whether to give President Hakainde Hichilema a second term.

South African authorities are focused on hitting budget targets rather than pleasing credit-rating firms, according to the government’s top finance official — and the reward is a bond market that’s already pricing the country’s debt as investment grade.

South African authorities are focused on hitting budget targets rather than pleasing credit-rating firms, according to the government’s top finance official — and the reward is a bond market that’s already pricing the country’s debt as investment grade.

South Africa will hire advisers in the coming weeks to begin negotiations with lenders on a plan to spin off state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s transmission subsidiary, according to the head of the National Treasury.

A South African app that links households with domestic workers is reeling, delivery drivers are fleeing, and a key textile hub has lost workers as anti-migrant protests push tens of thousands of people to leave the country, sending tremors through a strained economy.