PoliticsHichilema wins second term as president of copper-rich Zambia

Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election with 60 percent of the vote. The count was briefly halted after attacks on election officials. Zambia is Africa’s second-largest copper producer, and the metal is vital to the global energy transition and keenly contested by China and the US.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-08-18 04:07Original