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Hakainde Hichilema and the future of African leadership
On 16 August 2021, opposition candidate Hakainde Hichilema shocked the world by becoming the seventh president-elect of Zambia in a landslide victory over incumbent President Edgar Lungu.
This is an exciting opportunity for change in Zambia and has raised hopes that it may usher in a wave of new leadership across Africa.
- Simon Wolfe
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HH’s ride to victory
Hichilema – or ‘HH’, as he is widely known – rose from humble beginnings as a self-described ‘cattle-boy’ to become a self-made successful businessman with interests in finance, property, ranching, healthcare and tourism.
HH secured a victory by publicising his business background as a guarantee that he had the skills, experience, and…