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Zambia election campaign begins
Presidential and parliamentary elections will take place in August.
Zambia has entered election season, with presidential and parliamentary elections taking place this August. President Edgar Lungu is expected to receive his party’s nomination to stand again.
Plus, in Nigeria, it has been estimated that over the past ten years, $18 million has been paid to criminals in order to recover people kidnapped for ransom.
And Laeticia Mukurasi talks about her experiences working as Chief Gender Specialist at the African Development Bank.
(Photo Zambian president Edgar Lungu is sworn in in 2016.; Credit: Getty Images)
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