Sata (R) sings the national anthem along with Chief Justice Enerst Sakala (L) after being sworn in as Zambia’s fifth president, on Friday. PHOTO BY AFP/ THOMAS NSAMA. Monitor Corresondent It has been ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Zambian President Michael Sata, an abrasive figure nicknamed 'King Cobra' because of his venomous tongue, has died in London where he had been receiving medical treatment, the government in Africa's ...

Sata toned down his rhetoric against foreign mining firms operating in Africa’s biggest copper producer, particularly those from China, in the latter stages of campaigning for Tuesday’s election. But ...