# Zambia heads to the polls as economic hardship tests government reforms

https://mins.news/en/item/19644

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 01:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/zambia-to-vote-as-economic-hardship-tests-government-reforms?traffic_source=rss

> Zambia is preparing to vote as economic hardship becomes a central test for the government’s reform programme. Debt restructuring, inflation and copper revenues are emerging as key issues in the election. The vote will therefore put the government’s economic direction under scrutiny.

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