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Zambia's former ruling party rejects IMF allegation of corruption under Lungu

Edgar Lungu addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City in 2019. [VOA]

Zambia's former ruling Patriotic Front party has rejected a report by the International Monetary Fund saying corruption flourished under its government.

The IMF said this week the political elite under former president Edgar Lungu bent rules to access lucrative government contracts. Current President Hakainde Hichilema pledged to tackle corruption and secured $1.3 billion in IMF debt support after Zambia defaulted to creditors.

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