Last week, Zambia co-hosted the Summit for Democracy, jointly with Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, and the United States of America. In the nation’s capital of Lusaka, both government and civil society organized a range of conversations diving into important issues such as electoral integrity, the role of youth and women in politics, and freedom...Continue Reading

By Sheila Masinde, Maurice Nyambe and Robert MwanyumbaFinancial secrecy in Africa is an ever-present reality as jurisdictions such as Kenya and Rwanda continue to set up and operationalise on-shore financial centres. Both operations are vague and in the case of Kenya, divulging information on the operations of the Financial Centre is met with punitive sanctions[1] making...Continue Reading

By Rueben LifukaAs the Republic of Zambia co-hosts the Summit for Democracy this week alongside the United States and other global partners, a crucial opportunity arises for collaboration in combating the illicit financial flows contributing to the erosion of democracy across Africa.As an activist and leader within the global anti-corruption movement, I have seen firsthand...Continue Reading

SalutationsLadies and gentlemen, I welcome you all to Transparency International Zambia’s second media briefing on our political party integrity project. Today, I want to draw your attention to a critical issue that affects the very foundation of Zambia’s democracy: the need for political party and campaign financing legislation, and some preliminary results from our cost...Continue Reading