EFF PRESIDENT KASONDE MWENDA RAISES RED FLAG OVER AN ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRACTED IMF LOAN

Zambia : EFF president raises alarm over alleged secretly contracted IMF programme

EFF president raises alarm over alleged secretly contracted IMF programme LUSAKA, January 8, 2026 — Economic Freedom Fighters (C-EFF) president Kasonde Mwenda has accused the Hakainde Hichilema–led government of secretly returning Zambia to the International Monetary Fund for a new loan programme, warning that the move risks plunging the country into deeper debt, harsher austerity, […]

EFF PRESIDENT KASONDE MWENDA RAISES RED FLAG OVER AN ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRACTED IMF LOAN

EFF PRESIDENT KASONDE MWENDA RAISES RED FLAG OVER AN ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRACTED IMF LOAN 8 January, 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (C-EFF) of Zambia *unequivocally condemns* the decision by the Hakainde Hichilema–UPND government to secretly return to the International Monetary Fund for yet another loan programme, a move that places Zambia on a path of […] The post EFF PRESIDENT KASONDE MWENDA RAISES RED FLAG OVER AN ALLEGED SECRETLY CONTRA…

Zambia to work with IMF on new programme