Zambia’s new president will have to balance austerity and the high expectations of the many unemployed young people and struggling people who voted for him.
Technology has been key in tackling fraud.
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African countries need to find a way to present a common front to the rating agencies.
A woman votes in Zambia. Beyond multi-party systems and regular elections, many countries resemble very little of true democracies.
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Democracy is in a parlous state in many countries in southern Africa. Autocrats hold onto power, while electorates have little to choose from at the polls.