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.

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.

Zambia’s annual inflation rate held steady, remaining near the floor of the central bank’s 6% to 8% target range as a rally in the kwacha contained import costs.

Zambia’s inflation rate fell in June to the lowest level since early 2018, as price growth softened slightly across the board.

Zambia’s annual inflation slowed to a more than eight-year low in May as a stronger kwacha and a bumper corn harvest tamed prices.

Zambia’s staple corn harvest will exceed 4.1 million tons this year, according to the country’s millers association, a second straight record that could help cool inflation but also poses fiscal risks.

Zambia’s central bank extended its easing cycle as inflation is projected to cool further, even as most policymakers globally adopt a wait-and-see approach to gauge the Iran war’s impact on their forecasts.

Zambia’s talks with the US over a new $2 billion health-aid deal stalled because the proposed agreement included data sharing that would violate citizens’ privacy rights and was conditional on first agreeing to preferential access to mineral resources, the nation’s foreign minister said.

Zambia will supply a refinery it’s planning to build and complete before 2028 with crude delivered initially by road, according to the energy ministry.

Zambia’s cabinet has approved a revised budget for 2026 to address revenue pressures arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

Zambia’s cabinet has approved a revised budget for 2026 to address revenue pressures arising from the conflict in the Middle East.