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Is Zambian President Lungu A Dictator?

 President Edgar Lungu has been accused of being a dictator who rules through fear and intimidation. Among the voices is Zambia's Conference of Catholic Bishops which has condemned the arrest and treason charge slapped on opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, saying Zambia is "now all, except in designation, a dictatorship".

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President Edgar Lungu (file photo).

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    AfricaFocus, 25 April 2017

    "Our country is now all, except in designation, a dictatorship and if it is not yet, then we are not far from it. Our political leaders in the ruling party often issue intimidating… Read more »

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