Chibolya is a komboni-township in Lusaka, Zambia.
It was founded in 1973 and is the largest township in Lusaka Province.
It is notorious for gang violence in the city. [1] [2] [3] Open air drug dealing is a common problem in this area, and residents welcomed a clean up exercise by police, however, as of late 2017, the problem continued to persist after the operation, as the dealers moved back into their territories. [4] President Edgar Lungu announced plans to redevelop Chibolya in 2019. [5]
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