Zambian President Michael Sata, who was nicknamed “King Cobra” for his fiery comebacks and larger-than-life personality, has died. He was 77. Sata had traveled to London for unspecified medical ...

Zambia President Michael Chilufya Sata waits to speak during the 68th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz LUSAKA (Reuters) - ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — The Zambian government says Vice President Guy Scott, a white Zambian of Scottish descent, will become acting president of the southern African nation until elections are held within ...

After battling health problems, Zambian President Michael Sata died while undergoing treatment in a London hospital on Tuesday. Sata, who was 77, was elected president of Zambia in 2011 and was a ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- Zambia's populist president portrays himself as a corruption-buster, but critics are raising questions about the appointments he's made, his conduct and the lucrative contracts ...

Known as ‘King Cobra’, Sata was announced as the winner of the presidential election with 43% of the vote for his Patriotic Front (PF) party. Former president Rupiah Banda of the Movement for ...

He is definitely no charmer and apparently no fan of the media. When the new Zambian president, Michael Sata, was asked to clarify his response to emerging allegations of vote-rigging he snapped: “Why ...

LUSAKA, Zambia – The son of Zambian President Michael Sata says his father is "well" following reports that he was treated by doctors in New York, where he failed to give a scheduled address at the ...

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — After reportedly concealing a long illness, Zambian President Michael Sata died Tuesday in a London hospital, the country’s second leader to die in office ...

LUSAKA: Zambians formed long lines on Sunday to pay last respects to their late president, Michael Sata, who died in London last week aged 77 while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness.

Who was Zambia’s President Michael Sata? Michael Sata, a former union leader and longtime opposition politician, was elected Zambia’s president in 2011. When Zambia gained independence from Britain in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambian President Michael Sata, once dubbed “Mr. King Cobra” for his sharp-tongued remarks, has died in a London hospital after a long ...