In the weeks before Zambia's August 13 general election, the country's Catholic bishops have issued an unusually direct pastoral warning: no political ambition, however deeply held, can justify a single act of violence against a fellow citizen. Speaking from a nation long regarded as a rare model of democratic stability in Africa, the bishops observed that this hard-won peace is now fragile and must be actively chosen rather than passively assumed. Their statement is less a religious pronouncement than a moral reckoning — a reminder that democracy is not a mechanism but a covenant, renewed eac
Zambian Catholic Bishops Demand Peace, Reject Political Violence Ahead of August Elections
No specific casualties reported, but statement warns against potential loss of life from political violence during election period.