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”.
Mwamba specifically cited the closure of the country’s top court on Monday by security forces on what was the last day that the opposition could legally file a challenge to the disputed poll.
He also raised several other concerns, including military deployment at polling stations and a security operation at the residence of the main opposition candidate, Brian Mundubile.
