Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

The National Briefing · Aug 28, 2026 · 7m

1. Zambia – African Union

Opposition leaders in Zambia have urged the African Union to intervene in the country’s post-election crisis.

Tonse Pamodzi Alliance former diplomat, Emmanuel Mwamba, called on the body to stop the planned 1 September inauguration of president-elect Hakainde Hichilema. In a letter, he said the gravest of these breaches could still be stopped, but only if action was taken before the swearing-in “renders judicial scrutiny of the election moot”.

Tanzania – Dodoma

Tanzania’s political crisis deepens after VP resignation…