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They Lied Until He Died: Zambia Acknowledges President’s Illness Just Before His Death

Left in the dark about their leader’s illness, Zambians were angry more than shocked to learn this week that the country’s fifth president, Michael Sata, fondly known as King Cobra, died in London on October 28.

Zambian Government Revives Dead Conglomerate

On New Year’s eve, Zambia’s President Michael Sata addressed the nation in a speech that at first did not generate a lot of excitement among citizens until, bit by bit, it was picked apart by people with different interests...

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