Following the death of Zambian President Michael Sata, Guy scott who was the Vice President has been named the acting President.
Scott will serve the country as acting President for 90 days until a new election is held.
Mr Scott, 70, became the first white leader of an African country since FW de Klerk stepped down as president of South Africa in 1994 – and the first white head of a democratic government in Africa “since the Venetians”.
Sata, 77, died on Tuesday at the King Edward VII Hospital in West London.
