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Hichilema ends speculation over his absence in Zambia

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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema attended a regional meeting in Lusaka and posted on his Facebook page, ending speculation about his absence from public view since 9 October. He spoke at the 20th Ordinary Session of the Regional Interministerial Committee of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, according to Zambianobserver.

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema publicly dismissed speculation about his absence on 19 October, appearing in Lusaka at a regional meeting. He confirmed his presence on his Facebook page, reports the Zambian outlet Zambianobserver.

Hichilema was attending the 20th Ordinary Session of the Regional Interministerial Committee of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Lusaka. His Facebook message, “Tell us where you are watching from”, was his first public statement since 9 October, ten days earlier.

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