charles mwanawasa , the president of zambia dying yesterday at age 59 . he collapsed in a paris hospital in 2005 . his death was intially announced by an anonymous close member . it was later revealed on screen by the presidency rupiah banda . mwanawase suffered a stroke while in egypt in january of this year for an africa alliance summit , whereafter he was taken to africa . his position immediately deteriorated on sunday .
The Zambian government has ordered to plant potatoes.