Hakainde Hichilema - Zambian Opposition Leader

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Over the past twenty five years Zambia has been a positive example of stable, relatively free and democratic governance in Africa. But that cherished status has been jeopardised recently with the countrywitnessing a disputed election, political violence, a state of emergency and the imprisonment of Zambian opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema. He was freed in August 20161, but still refuses to accept the legitimacy of 2016's election. Is he destabilising Zambia?

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