Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday ... Despite occasional episodes of political violence, Zambia has earned a reputation for stability. Every transition of power has been ...

“We too were delivered by the people of Zambia in ... delivering his maiden speech at the UN General Assembly in New York as the Southern African country’s seventh president.

New President Hakainde Hichilema pledged on Tuesday to tackle Zambia's "unsustainable" debt, lamenting that the national budget was overwhelmed by the cost of servicing it. Hichilema spoke during ...

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s re-election prospects remain strong, largely due to a disorganised opposition. However ...

President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia.Credit ... Edgar Lungu in Lusaka in August 2021.Credit...Marco Longari/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The new president has forgone a salary.

In Zambia, the charge of criminal defamation of the president has been used for decades to prosecute critics of the government and journalists. When elected president in 2021, Hichilema promised ...

Zambia’s President Hakainde ... We also commend President Hichilema for quashing the offence of criminal defamation of the president, used until recently to muzzle free speech and unjustifiably limit ...