Zambians react after opposition leader wins presidential election
By AFP
17 August 2021 |
1:41 pm
Lusaka residents react on the streets of the capital after Zambian business tycoon and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema scored a landslide victory in bitterly-contested presidential elections.
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