2025 Annual Conference Background Paper

This Background Paper serves as a strategic guide for shaping discussions at the Joint 69th Annual Conference of LGAZ and 22nd General Assembly of AMICAALL. It provides a structured overview of the problem and key thematic areas, emerging issues, and reform opportunities affecting Zambia’s local government sector and seeks to inform and orient conference delegates on the rationale, content, and intended outcomes of the conference, thereby fostering informed participation, evidence-based dialogue, and actionable follow-through.

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