PoliticsZambia’s Hichilema begins second term amid disputed vote and arrests

President Hakainde Hichilema has started a second and final term, pledging that ordinary Zambians will benefit from the country’s economic recovery. The inauguration took place amid concerns from election observers over the August 13 vote and counting, while opposition figures, including rival Brian Mundubile, were arrested and charged with treason.

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