Home > Zambia's Hichilema takes office, promises inclusive development

News
Zambia's Hichilema takes office, promises inclusive development

Description

Zambia's newly-elected leader Hakainde Hichilema vows more equitable economic development that benefits the people after his swearing in the capital Lusaka. The 59-year-old won election on his sixth attempt, amid widespread discontentment with the struggling economy and repressive government of his predecessor, Edgar Lungu. was sworn in on Tuesday after a comprehensive election victory hailed as a rare triumph over authoritarianism and a milestone in African democracy. SOUNDBITE

Added on the 24/08/2021 14:11:30 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

To customise your video :

Or Create an account

More videos on the subject

  • Ecuador's youngest-ever president Daniel Noboa takes office

    Ecuador's new president, the 35-year-old millionaire heir to a banana empire Daniel Noboa, takes office as the leader of a country gripped by a bloody drug war. IMAGES

    23/11/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • Finland's new government poses for a group photo as it takes office

    Finland's new government poses for a family photo as it officially takes office today. The new conservative Prime Minister, Petteri Orpo, heads a four-party coalition including the far-right Finns Party which plans a major crackdown on immigration, the Swedish People's Party and the Christian Democrats. IMAGES

    20/06/2023 - AFPTV - First images
  • New Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves takes oath of office

    Socialist Jose Maria Neves is sworn in as president of Cape Verde, promising to strengthen relations with West Africa and the Portuguese-speaking world while ensuring to defend his island nation's "strength and stability". IMAGES

    09/11/2021 - AFPTV - First images
  • Chad's interim parliament takes office

    Chad's interim parliament takes office nearly two weeks after its members were named by the military junta that emerged following the death of long-time ruler Idriss Deby Itno. IMAGES

    05/10/2021 - AFPTV - First images
  • Hakainde Hichilema sworn in as president of Zambia

    Zambia's newly elected president Hakainde Hichilema takes the oath of office before thousands of jubilant supporters in the Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka. In his sixth bid for the presidency, Hichilema defeated the incumbent Edgar Lungu by almost one million votes -- a landslide spurred by economic hardship and restricted freedoms under the previous regime. IMAGES

    24/08/2021 - AFPTV - First images

More videosNews

Watch video of  - DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12 - Label : Economie wallonne -
News

DemainEntreprendre - épisode 12

29/04/2021 12:55:32