Africa 54 - Aug 16, 2021| Zambia Election, U.S.Special Forces in DRC, Update on Afghanistan & More VOA AfricaTop Stories: Supporters of Zambia's opposition leader celebrated his election victory in the early hours of Monday - but with an economy in dire straits, the partying may be short-lived. Zambian President Edgar Lungu conceded defeat on Monday after a landslide election win by opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, marking the southern African country's third peaceful handover of power to an opposition party. Special forces from the United States will soon deploy to Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east to gauge the potential for a local anti-terrorism unit to combat Islamist violence, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Sunday. Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities.There was no word on a potential discharge date for Zuma. When farmers near Cape Town harvest rooibos leaves in December , they will become the first generation to grow and sell a tea with a unique regional status, a designation awarded to other such products as French champagne or Irish whiskey. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook southwestern Haiti Saturday morning, leaving hundreds dead, injured or missing, taking down buildings and cutting off communication to at least two cities. As the Taliban look set to takeover Afghanistan, aid workers vow continued civilian support but acknowledge the situation looks grim for the most vulnerable, including children. Women in particular fear a return to the harsh treatment that they endured the last time the Taliban controlled the country in the 1990s. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more. As the United States continues to pull its embassy staff from Kabul, Afghanistan, the Biden administration is defending its withdrawal from the war-torn nation while critics say the U.S. departure may create a humanitarian crisis and a haven for extremists. The resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo under a cloud of sexual misconduct allegations comes four years after the #MeToo movement exploded across the world.