Zambia's second Hichilema term opens with cooler inflation, a pending IMF deal and a copper target that needs nearly a tripling of output, even as foreign observers question the election…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election and called for deeper Zambia-Egypt cooperation.
Zambia and Suriname have identified trade, agriculture, energy, mining, investment and education as areas for deeper cooperation following Ambassador Sitali Alibuzwi's accreditation.
India’s prime minister joins the leaders of Somalia, Angola and the United States in congratulating Hakainde Hichilema, in a relationship built on medicine supplies, credit lines and restructured debt.
By The Zambian Economist Analyst Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election, pledging stronger cooperation between the two countries on regional and global issues…
By The Zambian Economist Analyst Key takeaways President Hakainde Hichilema has secured a second term with roughly 61% of the vote, giving investors the policy continuity they had priced in…
Vedanta's Konkola grew 367% in 2025. Mopani grew 40%. Kansanshi grew 5%. Mapping the foreign investors behind Zambia's copper recovery and what each is betting on.
Outside Zambia, the election is read as a decision about a strategic copper supply. Why that is true, what the export data hides, and what observers watch.
Much of what Zambia counts as diversification is unprocessed minerals under another name. What the numbers actually show, and where diplomacy converts into diversified exports.
Rail carries 0.4 percent of Zambia export value. That single number frames the country strategic position better than any foreign policy statement.
