Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema wins the presidential election in Zambia, archive footage

Aug 18, 2026

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(260813) -- LUSAKA, Aug. 13, 2026 -- Incumbent Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema casts his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, on Aug. 13, 2026. Zambian voters turned out in large numbers on Thursday to cast their ballots in the general elections amid a largely peaceful atmosphere. (Photo by Xinhua) ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-ELECTION-VOTE MartinxMbangweta
Ghanaian President Dramani - Zambian President Hichilema meeting in Lusaka LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - FEBRUARY 10: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - GHANA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama (L) meets with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (R) during his official visit to Lusaka, Zambia on February 10, 2026. Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anadolu Lusaka Zambia. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxGhanaxMinistryxofxForeignxAffairsx
Zambia president visits Zimbabwe Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema speaks at the inaugural Zimbabwe-Zambia Bi-National Commission (BNC) at the Harare Convention Centre, Zimbabwe on November 14,2025. President Hichilema and President Emmerson Mnangagwa co-chairerd the BNC, which seeks to deepen and broaden cooperation across various sectors of the economy. Harare Zimbabwe Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx
Zambia president visits Zimbabwe Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema speaks at the inaugural Zimbabwe-Zambia Bi-National Commission (BNC) at the Harare Convention Centre, Zimbabwe on November 14,2025. President Hichilema and President Emmerson Mnangagwa co-chairerd the BNC, which seeks to deepen and broaden cooperation across various sectors of the economy. Harare Zimbabwe Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx
(251024) -- LUSAKA, Oct. 24, 2025 -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (R) and Mozambican President Daniel Chapo (L) take part in Zambia s 61st Independence Day commemoration in Lusaka, Zambia on Oct. 24, 2025. ) ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-INDEPENDENCE-61ST ANNIVERSARY PengxLijun
Audience at Dumfries House King Charles III during an audience with the President of the Republic of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland. Picture date: Thursday October 2, 2025., Credit:Jane Barlow Avalon UK, Cumnock Copyright: xJanexBarlowx xAvalonx 1042751732
Zambia to triple copper production to 3M tons in 10 years: President CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 9: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - State House of Zambia HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema addresses mining indaba in Cape Town on May 9, 2022. Addressing leaders and investors at the opening of the 2022 African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa, Hakainde Hichilema said Africa s second top copper producer is seeking to attract more investment with sector-friendly policies to spur production which currently hovers at slightly over 800,000 tons annually. Zambia World. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2025xAnadoluxStatexHousexofxZambiax
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Paris PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 10: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (L) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on April 10, 2023. France World. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2025xAnadoluxÄ°brahimxEzzatx
Presidents of African countries meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 16: Zambia s President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during a press-conference with Ukraine s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Presidents of African countries in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 16, 2023. Ukraine World. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2025xAnadoluxVladimirxShtankox
(240904) -- BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2024 -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema arrives at the Great Hall of the People for a welcome banquet in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome international guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). ) (FOCAC)CHINA-BEIJING-FOCAC SUMMIT-WELCOME BANQUET-ARRIVAL (CN) JinxLiangkuai
(240517) -- LUSAKA, May 17, 2024 -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a speech during the China-Zambia High-Quality Development Forum in Lusaka, Zambia, May 15, 2024. A forum to promote cooperation between China and Zambia opened here Wednesday with China s pledge to build on past successes to open new horizons of cooperation through high-quality development. ) ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINA-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM PengxLijun

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(251024) -- LUSAKA, Oct. 24, 2025 -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (R) and Mozambican President Daniel Chapo (L) take part in Zambia s 61st Independence Day commemoration in Lusaka, Zambia on Oct. 24, 2025. ) ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-INDEPENDENCE-61ST ANNIVERSARY PengxLijun

Audience at Dumfries House King Charles III during an audience with the President of the Republic of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland. Picture date: Thursday October 2, 2025., Credit:Jane Barlow Avalon UK, Cumnock Copyright: xJanexBarlowx xAvalonx 1042751732