Calls for calm as Zambia election results trickle in
Early results from Zambia's presidential election were released on Saturday, with poll observers calling for calm as delays in the counting process followed a tense campaigning period. President Edgar Lungu of the Patriotic Front (PF) and leading challenger Hakainde Hichilema were predicted to be in a close race for power as Zambia struggles with a weakening economy. Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development (UPND), alleged on Friday that the count was being undermined by fraud.