Four priorities for Zambia now that Edgar Lungu has been unseated (Sunday Times)

Sunday Times (South Africa) published an op-ed by senior research fellow, Danielle Resnick who writes “that now that Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema, who had a landslide victory in the country’s elections, faces two key challenges: reviving Zambia’s democratic credentials and stimulating the economy.” Resnick writes, “To achieve this, the new administration must have at least four priorities. These are regaining credibility with the international financiers, fighting corruption, curtailing the dominance of the executive branch of government, and ending the reign of terror by political party vigilantes, known as ‘cadres.’ The onus is now on Hichilema to do a better job than his predecessors at stopping the cycle from repeating itself.”