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Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo faces prison over his reporting despite President Hakainde Hichilema, pictured here on August 16, 2021, vowing that 'the media will be freed' when he took office in 2021. (Photo: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Yet again, Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo faces prison over reporting

Lusaka, August 21, 2024—Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is facing up to seven years in prison for his reporting on corruption and poor governance in the southern African nation. It is at least the third time that Zgambo has risked imprisonment for his online journalism, a growing threat for journalists in many African countries. On August 6, Zgambo…

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