[African Arguments] President Hichilema came to power on a raft of big promises. None will be straightforward to fulfil.

[HRW] This submission focuses on the impact of lead pollution on children's rights and the right to education, and particularly relates to articles 24, 28, and 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It updates and complements Human Rights W...

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Newly elected President Hakainde Hichilema fired Zambia Police Service Inspector General Kakoma Kanganja and all service chiefs and their deputies barely a week after his inauguration.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone on Tuesday evening 31/8/2021 with the President of the Republic of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.

[Times of Zambia] THE proper functioning of the Judiciary and law enforcement agencies is essential not only for an effective criminal justice policy, but also for the protection of the fundamental human rights of the individual citizens.

[UCT] The University of Cape Town's (UCT) Professor Kirsten Donald, who is based in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), has been awarded a multimillion US dollar contract by Wellcome Leap to underta...

[Daily Maverick] Under ousted president Edgar Lungu, Zambia's economy was in freefall. In 2019 and 2020, the Zambian kwacha was one of the world's worst performing currencies. In 2011, when Lungu came to power, Zambia's external debt was $1.9-billion...

[Daily Maverick] The recently concluded election in Zambia was a breath of fresh air for a region battered by disputed and often deadly electoral cycles. This article celebrates the Zambian election not just because of its outcome, but because the co...

[RFI] Newly-elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced he would be making major changes to the police and military authorities, fulfilling one of his major campaign promises just one week after taking office.

[Nation] Zambia's Alinani Precious Metals (APM) has announced plans to build a Sh1 billion gold processing plant on Mombasa Road in Nairobi at a cost of Sh1 billion targeting artisanal miners.

[Times of Zambia] THE goodwill Zambia has gained for conducting peaceful general elections on August 12, followed by the peaceful transfer of power from the sixth President to the seventh one, won praise and respect from many local, regional and inte...

[Daily News] ENHANCING cooperation on the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and Tanzania Zambia Crude Oil Pipeline (TAZAMA) topped the discussion between President Samia Suluhu Hassan and newly-elected Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.

[New Republic] London -- AFTER six attempts at the presidency, Zambian businessman Hakainde Hichilema finally made it to the top office in his country when he overwhelmingly defeated the incumbent, President Edgar Lungu, in the election on August 12.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's coach Mondher Kebaier revealed on Thursday the list of players called for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers (Group B) against Equatorial Guinea and Zambia.

[VOA] Lusaka -- New Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema took office on Tuesday, 12 days after defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu in a general election.

[Cameroon Tribune] The New President has been sworn in during an unprecedented ceremony in the capital Lusaka on Tuesday August 24, 2021.

[New Era] President Hage Geingob has hailed Zambia's democracy, saying the people gave the newly elected leadership a strong mandate to steer the country to greater heights. Geingob yesterday attended the swearing-in of Zambia's newly elected preside...

[New Zimbabwe] Presidential spokesperson George Charamba threw all decorum and etiquette expected of him out the window hours before new Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was inaugurated Tuesday, calling him a sellout.

[Nation] Outgoing Zambian leader Edgar Lungu on Monday bade farewell to his countrymen in a message touting his administration's massive investment in infrastructure as his legacy.

[DW] The election victory of Zambia's newly inaugurated President Hakainde Hichilema is a boon for democracy in southern Africa. But he faces the monumental task of rebuilding confidence in Zambia's democracy and economy.

[RFI] Zambia's newly-elected president, Hakainde Hichilema, is sworn into office Tuesday, after defeating the incumbent Edgar Lungu by almost a million votes in a election marked by restricted campaigning and suspected vote rigging.

[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday attended the inauguration of Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka with the latter promising to continue maintaining State ties.

[Capital FM] Lusaka -- President Uhuru Kenyatta was among the ten (10) African Heads of State and Government at the inauguration of Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday, 24 August, 2021 addressed Zambians and foreign dignitaries and Heads of State and Government at the inauguration of Zambia's seventh President, Hakainde Hichilema, at the Heroes Stadium in...

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Deputy President of the Republic, Bornito de Sousa, Tuesday in Lusaka, praised the peaceful transition of power that occurred in Zambia, with the inauguration of the new President, Hakainde Hichilema.

[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan is today expected to leave the country for Zambia, to witness the inauguration of Zambia's President elect Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka.

[HRW] President Hakainde Hichilema Should Champion Human Rights, Good Governance

[Nation] Lusaka -- Hakainde Hichilema has been sworn in as the seventh president of Zambia, in ceremony attended by 10 African heads of state and government, including Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta.

[New Zimbabwe] Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says the recently held elections in neighbouring Zambia have shown that Africa as a continent is capable of running credible elections.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa and Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema, who will be sworn-in today, held a long telephone call on Sunday during which they agreed to work together in the development of the two sister republics.