ZAMBIA PRESIDENT APPROVES LAW EXPANDING PARLIAMENT MONTHS BEFORE ELECTION. (PHOTO).
Zambia president approves law expanding parliament months before election Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday signed into law constitutional changes that will expand the country's parliament, Reuters reported. The changes increase the number of members of parliament to around 280 from 167 currently by creating more constituencies, reserving 40 new seats for women, youth and people with disabilities, and allowing the president to appoint 11 members instead of eight previously. Hichilema, who will run for a second presidential term in the August 2026 election, said during a signing ceremony that the changes were being made in good faith and there was adequate consultation. He previously argued that some constituencies were too big for effective service delivery and should be split into smaller ones. Some opposition politicians have criticised the move to increase the number of members of parliament at a time when the country is still emerging from a protracted debt...
According to sources,Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram,attacked a border town in Borno state and forced thousands of people to flee today to cameroon.The attack on Gamboru Ngala comes after the town was almost entirely destroyed in May,in a devastating assault that also left more than 300 people killed and prompted outrage at the lack of military response.Many local residents sought refuge across the border in the north cameroon town of Fotoko,where troop reinforcements were being sent.The residents said the attack began at about 5:30am,in which Boko Haram was launching coordinated strikes on the main police station and a military base known as the Harmony camp.
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