Posts Tagged ‘Michael Sata’

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Zambia: the Cobra has been throned

In Africa, Giulio, Politics on September 23, 2011 by admin Tagged: , , , ,

PF’s Micheal Sata wins Zambian 2011 presidential election.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is currently updating the results of the last election, held on September 20. But with 95% of electoral constituencies already scrutinised it is clear that the southern African republic will change its leadership… Continue reading

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Interview with King Cobra

In Africa, Giulio, Politics on September 12, 2010 by admin Tagged: , , , ,

The Zambian leader Micheal Sata talks about Zambian elections and the role of foreign investments in his country.
In a small office in Central Lusaka, behind piles of documents and folders, I met the would-be next president of Zambia, Michael Sata. A dusty sculpture of a rising cobra stares down on us while Sata, dressed in a colourful kitenge … Continue reading

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Being Chinese in Zambia

In Africa, Asia, Giulio, Migration on January 17, 2010 by admin Tagged: , , , , ,

Little is being written on Chinese people who live in Africa. Who are they, how do they live, do they represent a threat to African economic independence?
Fifteen years ago, the chief of a hospital in Henan Province, China, announced to his young assistant, Dr Zhang, that he had been selected for going to Africa … Continue reading