With inflation soaring and the kwacha losing value amid plummeting copper prices, economic issues will be front and centre of voters' concerns as they vote this Thursday.
In advance of this Thursday's presidential and parliamentary elections, historically-stable Zambia has seen a rise in political violence. Over 50 incidents of violence have been reported, much of it been between supporters of incumbent President Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front (PF) and those backing his main challenger, Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND).
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