Today is election day in Zambia. After days of horns blaring, caravans of cars and trucks speeding by festooned with crepe paper streamers and campaign banners, people riding on car roofs, sitting on hoods, and leaning out of car windows, today is suddenly eerily quiet. the roads that are normally bustling are entirely empty like this one outside Castle Lodge where we are staying. The entire country is on holiday with schools and stores closed.
This is the 5th transition of power in Zambia through democratic election. Most African countries have struggled with coups and military take overs. If Zambia remains peaceful tomorrow when election results are announced everyone will breathe easier.
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