Zambia Opposition Leader Arrested on Treason Charge

Zambian police arrested and charged the country’s main opposition leader with treason, ramping up political tensions that have spiked after the copper-rich nation’s disputed August general election.

Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia's capital.

Zambian opposition leader Mundubile charged with treason, lawyer says  Reuters

The detention risks clouding Lusaka’s credentials as a relatively stable southern African democracy.