Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:26:59 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO ZAMBIA’S commitment and participation towards the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 flagship project of “silencing the Guns by 2020” is bearing fruit despite challenges surrounding the process, Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo has said. Mr Kampyongo observed that although Zambia was grappling with the issues of displaced persons from other countries, Government was still determined to ensure that peace and security prevailed at all cost. Speaking in Ethiopia on Friday, Mr. Kampyongo said Zambia remained committed to the cause as evidenced by the slot that it had at the AU on peace and security and its membership on the Southern African Development Community Troika (SADC) on politics, peace and security. He pointed out that the hotspots within the Great Lakes Region remained a concern in terms of conflicts considering that arms, among other weaponry tools, were not managed and regulated adding that with such developments […]
