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Zambia’s Hichilema wins second term as president

Low Severity Africa Zambia
Date Occurred Aug 18, 2026 01:17 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 18, 2026
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Official results show Hichilema receiving about 60 percent of votes, compared with ⁠38 percent for his main challenger.

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Zambia flag Zambia
Region Africa
Capital Lusaka
Population 2,523,844
GDP / Capita $800.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #24436
  • Type General News
  • Region Africa
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 18, 2026
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