The good, the bad and the alarming: Hichilema’s first 100 days in Zambia

Published on December 2, 2021

… President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia at COP26. Credit: Doug … and invest more attention in agriculture. It also vows to … and investment within the southern African region and Africa Continental … invited opposition figures from Zimbabwe, South Africa, and …

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