# Zambia president to be sworn in as opposition leader remains in prison

https://mins.news/en/video/40164

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-01 10:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ5av5KXcQw

> Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is due to take the oath for a second term on Tuesday in Lusaka. The ceremony comes as main opposition leader Brian Mundubile remains held in a maximum-security prison on treason charges.

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