LUNGU BARRED FROM RE-ELECTION

Zambia’s top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu
from standing for re-election in 2026.

The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old
politician had already served the maximum two terms allowed by law.

Lungu was first elected presiden…

Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that the 68-year-old politician had already served the maximum two terms allowed by law. Lungu was first elected president in January 2015 to serve the remaining 20 months of his predecessor's term. President Michael Sata had died in office in October 2014. Lungu had