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There has been an uptick in isolated incidents of political violence in Zambia ahead of August 12 elections, with tensions rising between the main opposition and ruling parties. Violence remains limited thus far, but man...

This report looks at an increase in rumored ritualistic killings and gas attacks that took place throughout Zambia in early 2020. The alleged incidents prompted retaliatory attacks by vigilante groups, with reports of mo...

The CDC has issued a blanket Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Polio in parts of Africa and Asia. The notice urges enhanced safety precautions for travelers to 22 countries whose limited health systems, poor sanitation pr...

A spate of anti-immigrant violence targeting foreign-owned businesses recently took place across South Africa’s populous Gauteng province, an area that includes the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria. At least nine peop...

On July 26, nine candidates will compete in a contested by-election to fill the vacancy left by the death of Lusaka mayor Wilson Kalumba on May 15. Zambia’s capital has witnessed some incidents of low-level politically m...

A recent incident occurred around 10 p.m. outside a residential entrance gate. Five persons, armed with two AK47 guns, attacked a couple in a 4WD vehicle, while the victims were returning from town and were about to ente...

On January 12, riots erupted in Kanyama, an informal settlement near Lusaka’s central business district, where residents protested against a government ban on street trading during anti-cholera efforts. Protesters took t...

On October 28, President Michael Sata died from an undisclosed illness at a London hospital. Per the country’s constitution, Vice President Guy Scott assumed power, becoming acting president for a three-month interim per...

This interactive product is a compilation of information from previous OSAC reporting on Ebola and Department of State messaging by country.

This is the third of three papers on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 1,000 people. The Department of State, the CDC, and WHO have issued various messages and guidance about the outbreak. This...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week's bulletin contains articles highlighting by-election violence in Zambia, al-Qa'ida operations in Turkey, and private sector response...

Zambia has conducted a series of by-elections prompted by defections by former opposition MPs (Members of Parliament) to the ruling party and court rulings nullifying parliamentary results from the late 2011 national ele...

Zambians went to the Polls on September 20 to elect their next President. Opposition leader Michael Sata of the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) defeated incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (M...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting Yemen’s faltering Arab Spring, ongoing security concerns in Rio de Janeiro following a rece...

Voting in the September 28 Zambian national tripartite elections (presidential, parliamentary and municipal) has been for the most part orderly, peaceful, and transparent throughout the first three-quarters of the ballot...

Zambia has experienced several incidents of civil unrest in the month of September. Most are related to the upcoming national elections which will take place on September 28. This report details some of the incidents tha...

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against American citizens and Westerners in Zambia during the first quarter of 2006 as reported by U.S. Embassy Lusaka.

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against American citizens and Westerners in Zambia during the fourth quarter of 2005 as reported by U.S. Embassy Lusaka.

This report is a compilation of criminal activity perpetrated against American citizens and Westerners in Zambia during the third quarter of 2005 as reported by U.S. Embassy Lusaka.

A contractor working for an American organization in Lusaka was attacked by gunmen on September 22.