Audacious Zambian protesters outsmart the police
(WorldNews Africa)

On Tuesday, Zambian riot police were deployed all over Lusaka. They were armed and wore full body armour. This show of force was intended to disperse a youth protest planned for Tuesday afternoon, organised in response to several government corruption scandals. The protesters never arrived but the protest went ahead. “We had this idea,” said Chama Fumbe, an activist rapper better known by his stage name, Pilato. “Let`s announce that the protest was on. But then let`s do it from the bush.” At the last minute, the organisers had told their supporters to stay at home. From an undisclosed location just...