Zambian opposition leader wins presidential poll

Addis Ababa, August 15, 2021 (FBC) – Zambia’s electoral commission has confirmed that last week’s presidential election was won by the opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema.

Hichilema defeated his main rival, the outgoing President Edgar Lungu, by more than a million votes.

It was Hichilema’s sixth attempt at winning the presidency, according to BBC.