levy mwanawasa , the presidential of zambia died earlier at : 59 . he died in a paris hospice in france . his illness was intially announced by an unspecified family member . it was later confirmed on television by vice president rupiah banda . mwanawase suffered a stroke while in egypt in august of this year for an african union summit , whereafter he was flown to africa . his position dramatically deteriorated on television .
The Zambian government has ordered to plant potatoes.