Zambia Bonds & Investor Mood: Citi upgraded Zambia’s international bonds to “overweight” and flagged plans to buy the seven-year local-currency bond at Friday’s auction, citing post-election stability after Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election and possible future ratings upgrades if fiscal consolidation holds. Election Aftermath & Courts: Political tensions remain high as police summon opposition figures Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu over alleged national security threats, while EFF President Kasonde Mwenda alleges prolonged detention of party members without due process. Ebola Preparedness at Borders: ECSA Health Community launched a six-month emergency intervention across 33 priority border points along the DRC frontier, including Zambia, to strengthen surveillance, isolation protocols and rapid lab transport under a World Bank-funded programme. Digital Finance Upgrade: Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech completed migration of MTN MoMo to a cloud-native platform in several markets, with discussions to extend the same transformation path to Zambia. Trade & Market Access: China expanded zero-tariff and faster customs/inspection measures for qualifying African exports, with Zambia among countries approved to export coffee beans to China under required standards. Regional Food Investment: Rwanda hosts the 20th Africa Food Systems Forum next month, aiming to turn food-systems commitments into investable projects, jobs and resilience.