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Hichilema to compensate opposition militants for unlawful detention

No fewer than 1,000 supporters of the United Party for National Development (UPND), Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's party, look set to receive financial compensation for unlawful detention. [...]

Published on 15.12.2023 at 04:40 GMT

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Edgar Lungu
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Mulilo Kabesha
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a state visit to China, 15 September 2023.

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With his ally Hichilema in power, Mwinilunga MP presses for his gold-rich region to be developed

The Mwinilunga area, which is rich in gold in a country that has long focused on copper, has remained relatively excluded from Zambia's economic development. Yet elected officials in the region, particularly those from the party of new president Hichilema, want to see this change.

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Zambia President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute

Inner circles | Zambia Hakainde Hichilema shakes up State House to eclipse ancien régime

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Zambia
Hichilema to compensate opposition militants for unlawful detention

In Focus | Zambia
Behind the scenes of Vedanta's skirmish with Hichilema

Spotlight | Zambia
China invests $1.3bn in the Copperbelt to safeguard its partnership with Lusaka

Zambia
Hichilema's gold mine bind

Zambia
President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute

Inner circles | Zambia
Hakainde Hichilema shakes up State House to eclipse ancien régime

Zambia
With his ally Hichilema in power, Mwinilunga MP presses for his gold-rich region to be developed