2020-12-31 20:05:13 GMT2021-01-01 04:05:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
LUSAKA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday reiterated his government's commitment to free, fair and peaceful elections next year.
The Zambian leader has therefore urged stakeholders to ensure continued peace and stability in the country ahead of the general elections.
"Our record of peace and stability continues to be a shining example to the world at large. We continue to be a beacon of peace in Africa. Yes, we have had our differences but we continue to cherish and nurture this peace in the spirit of One Zambia, One Nation. I implore each one of us not to take this peace and stability for granted," he said in his New Year address.