Hichilema wins second second term as president of copper-rich Zambia
Hichilema wins Zambia’s election with 60% after attacks on election officials briefly halted the vote count.
Hichilema wins second second term as president of copper-rich Zambia
After the count was briefly halted by attacks on election officials,
Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election with 60 percent of the vote. Zambia is Africa’s second-largest producer of copper, a metal vital for the world’s energy transition, keenly contested by China and the US.
Published On 18 Aug 202618 Aug 2026

