Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

LUSAKA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Tuesday.

--Zambian President Edgar Lungu has urged the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to collaborate in resolving challenges facing the world such as security threats.

The Zambian leader said the increasing incidents of extremism and terrorist activities in Africa and other parts of the world were appalling and should drive leaders to intensify efforts to combat them. (Zambia Daily Mail)

--Zambian President Edgar Lungu said that change in policy was a normal government strategy used to adequately respond to issues that come up.

The Zambian leader said he constantly go complaints from some stakeholders that the government was not consistent in its policy formulation but added that policies should be flexible enough to change in order to ensure maximum benefits to citizens. (Times of Zambia)

--An opposition leader in Zambia has written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to give the country's true debt position after the government allegedly failed to provide the information.

Nevers Mumba, leader of a faction of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and former Zambian vice-president, said he has been forced to write to the IMF after Finance Minister Felix Mutati failed to respond to two letters he wrote to him seeking clarification on the true debt position for the country. (The Mast) Enditem