Trump not playing, Chishimba warns Zambians
By George Zulu
ZAMBIANS must worry about how their country found itself on the United States (US) watchlist, United Progressive Party (UPP) president Dr Saviour Chishimba has said, warning that President Donald Trump is not playing or joking.
In an article, Dr Chishimba says he is concerned about the unfolding events in the world, warning that any serious government should not take world politics and other governance decisions the US was taking lightly.
“The things that are unfolding on the world stage should not be taken lightly by any country, especially countries like ours, which are already on the watchlist by the USA [all countries that are affected by travel restrictions are on the watchlist],” he said.
Dr Chishimba warned that no leader should make the mistake of ignoring the decisions Trump was making to drive world politics.
He said some African leaders would be arrested once they stepped on
US soil for various crimes.
“Make no mistake – I wish I could share more details. Some of our Africanm leaders can actually be indicted upon arrival in the USA for some serious financial crimes – the culprits know themselves,” Dr Chishimba said.
He warned that those who thought that Trump was joking about his actions would suffer a rude shock.
Dr Chishimba cited South Africa as one of the African countries feeling what he described as the heat with the 25 per cent tariff imposition, warning that more was yet to be unleashed.
“Putin knows, China knows, EU [European Union] and others know, and that’s why some countries are rushing to Washington DC for bilateral negotiations. The USA has so far demonstrated its might in Africa by recent strikes in Nigeria in the name of targeting terrorists,” he said.
Dr Chishimba said resource-rich countries such as Zambia should pay attention to world politics and see how best they could avoid being the next victim.
“Resource-rich countries like ours must understand these intricate issues and invest a lot in international intelligence gathering. Local politics is not enough right now. Our intelligence community must be adequately funded for international intelligence gathering. The instabilities by mercenaries in our own next-door Katanga [with strategic minerals] put us in the limelight – let the wise listen,” Dr Chishimba said.
