Zambians Divided On the Economy and the Country’s Direction, Afrobarometer Survey Shows

Only about half of Zambians approve of the country’s overall direction and are satisfied with the way the “new dawn” government is managing the economy, a new Afrobarometer survey shows.

Key findings

• Only half (51%) of Zambians say the country is going in the right direction (Figure 1). This perception increases sharply with respondents’ education level and economic status (Figure 2).
• About half (52%) of Zambians say economic conditions in the country are “fairly bad” or “very bad,” and almost as…