Zambia

Coordinates: 15°S 30°E / 15°S 30°E / -15; 30

The Republic of Zambia /ˈzæmbiə/ is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.

Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. After visits by European explorers in the eighteenth century, Zambia became the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.

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Denied Asylum by Zambia, Opposition Leader Back in Harare

Human Rights 10 Aug 2018

Zimbabwean opposition leader Tendai Biti is now back in Harare after being denied asylum by Zambia and deported, despite his lawyers obtaining a court order to halt the ......

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Zimbabwe opposition leader charged after asylum bid fails

The National 10 Aug 2018

In a letter to Zimbabwean police, Biti's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa alleged that they and military police "unlawfully abducted" Biti from Zambia and "maliciously damaged" the tires of a legal practitioner trying to follow their unmarked vehicles back to Harare ... Zambia's foreign minister said Biti's reasons for seeking asylum "did not have merit."....

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Zimbabwe opposition leader charged

The Philadelphia Tribune 10 Aug 2018

A letter from Biti’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to Zimbabwean police alleged that they and military police “unlawfully abducted” Biti from Zambia and “maliciously damaged” the tires of a legal practitioner trying to follow their unmarked vehicles back to Harare ... Zambia’s foreign minister said Biti’s reasons for seeking asylum “did not have merit.”....

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Zimbabwe opposition politician says he was illegally abducted from Zambia

The Guardian 10 Aug 2018

A senior opposition politician forcibly returned to Zimbabwe after being refused asylum in neighbouring Zambia has accused state security officials of carrying out an illegal abduction overseas ... Biti told the court that on Friday he had sought political asylum in Zambia out of fear for his life. “I have been a human rights lawyer and a political ......

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Zimbabwe govt opponent in court after asylum bid fails

Dawn 10 Aug 2018

Western governments and the UN expressed alarm on Thursday as top Zimbabwe opposition figure Tendai Biti appeared in court after a dramatic attempt to flee to neighbouring Zambia and claim asylum ... Zambian authorities rejected Biti’s plea for political asylum and handed him back to Zimbabwean police on Thursday morning, in defiance of a Zambia court ruling, according to his lawyers....

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The Latest: US Africa envoy 'deeply troubled' by Zimbabwe

Valley Morning Star 09 Aug 2018

Zambia's foreign minister says the reasons Biti gave for seeking asylum "did not have merit, so he is being held in safe custody and we are trying to take him back to Zimbabwe ." ... A lawyer says Zimbabwe senior opposition official Tendai Biti has been released after being arrested while trying to enter Zambia and is now seeking asylum ... Nqobizitha Mlilo, the lawyer, said Biti was arrested Wednesday while trying to cross into Zambia....

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Zimbabwe to charge Tendai Biti with contravening electoral law

Business Day 09 Aug 2018

Biti, a former finance minister who claims Zimbabwe’s July 30 election was rigged, attempted to cross to neighbouring Zambia on Wednesday ... Biti’s lawyer in Zambia, Gilbert Phiri, disputed the government’s account, saying Zambian police were served with the court order at 4am ... Human rights advocate and Biti’s lead lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, demanded to see her client and his return to Zambia....

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Zambia 'deports MDC's Tendai Biti to Zimbabwe'

BBC News 09 Aug 2018

Zambia has deported senior Zimbabwean opposition politician Tendai Biti to Zimbabwe in defiance of a court order, his lawyer has said....

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Zambia deports top Zimbabwe opponent Biti, defying court order

The Times of India 09 Aug 2018

Zambian authorities on Thursday deported top Zimbabwe opposition figure Tendai Biti in defiance of a court order after he tried to claim asylum, his lawyer said ... Zambia can certainly do better than that," MDC lawyer Denford Halimani told AFP when asked about the deportation ... As Biti returned to Zimbabwe, a hearing at Zambia's High Court, where he was supposed to appear, will go ahead Thursday in his absence, Phiri said....

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Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after Zambia asylum bid fails

Irish Independent 09 Aug 2018

0 Comments Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after Zambia asylum bid fails ... Mr Biti attempted to claim asylum in Zambia (AP) ... A letter from Mr Biti’s lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to Zimbabwean police alleged that they and military police “unlawfully abducted” Mr Biti from Zambia and “maliciously damaged” the tyres of a legal practitioner trying to follow their unmarked vehicles back to Harare....

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Zambia deports Biti, defying court order

Mail Guardian South Africa 09 Aug 2018

Zambian authorities on Thursday deported senior Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti in defiance of a court order after he tried to claim asylum, his lawyer said ... the Zimbabwean police,” lawyer Gilbert Phiri told AFP ... Zambia can certainly do better than that,” MDC lawyer Denford Halimani told AFP when asked about the deportation....

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Tendai Biti: Zambia denies Zimbabwe politician asylum

Joy Online 09 Aug 2018

A senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance, Tendai Biti, has been denied asylum by neighbouring Zambia ... Earlier, his lawyer said his client had been detained at the border with Zambia by the Zimbabwean authorities. An alleged Zambian police report circulating on social media states that Zimbabwean officials tried to detain Mr Biti after he had crossed into Zambia....

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Zimbabwe opposition leader detained after asylum bid fails

Deseret News 09 Aug 2018

Biti was at Harare Central Police Station with his lawyers, said Roselyn Hanzi of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights ... A letter from Biti's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa to Zimbabwean police alleged that they and military police "unlawfully abducted" Biti from Zambia and "maliciously damaged" the tires of a legal practitioner trying to follow their unmarked vehicles back to Harare....

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