Zambian opposition leader Hichilema wins
In the bitterly disputed presidential election in Zambia, business magnate and veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won a landslide.
After a campaign dominated by the country's economic misery and marked by sporadic violence, Hichilema received 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 President Edgar Lungu, according to near-final results.
Lungu acknowledged the defeat and said he congratulated "my brother ... Hichilema on becoming the seventh Republican president."
In a national television address,…