Zambia Election Results Trickle in Slowly
After 85 of 150 voting districts have been tallied, Sata leads the race with 43 percent of the vote, compared to President Banda's 36 percent. However, Banda still leads in the most recent opinion polls.
Zambians vote in 'King Cobra vs RB' election
Zambians voted on Tuesday in a closely contested election between President Rupiah Banda and opposition leader Michael Sata, who has been a critic of foreign investment in Africa's biggest copper producer, most notably from China.
Zambia deploys police on eve of close election
Zambia's police chief deployed thousands of officers across the southern African country on Monday, the eve of a closely contested election between incumbent Rupiah Banda and nationalist opposition leader Michael Sata.
Miss Universe 2011 Winner: Stunning Leila Lopes First Angolan to Win Title [PHOTOS]
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Zambia Jan copper output up 60 pct y/y
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Zambia 2011 maize output seen beyond 2.8 mln T
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Zambian bourse rejects Bharti delisting plan
The Lusaka Stock Exchange said on Monday it had rejected a move by Indian group Bharti Airtel's to delist its Celtel Zambia unit, without giving a reason.
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Zimbabwe is an important ally to China and Beijing will seek to further strengthen ties, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said of a country isolated by the West under President Robert Mugabe's rule.
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Zambia expects its power generation capacity to rise to over 3,000 megawatts by 2016 and plans to export the surplus electricity to its neighbours, the chairman of state power firm Zesco told Reuters on Wednesday.
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