Matthew Hill

Zambia's president maintained an early lead in elections in which he's seeking to extend his rule of the copper-rich southern African nation.

Hakainde Hichilema won 1,056,812 votes in 105 of the country's 226 constituencies announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on Sunday.

Zambia's president widened his lead among voters with over half of electoral constituencies counted, moving closer to extending his rule over the copper-rich southern African nation for a second term.

Zambian security forces raided the home of the main opposition leader on the day of the presidential election, arresting 11 people after a shootout in what the authorities described as an investigation into an alleged plot involving foreigners.

Zambia’s president held a commanding lead in the nation’s election, though a shootout at the home of the main opposition leader raised tensions in Africa’s second-largest copper producer.

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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner of the nation’s elections, an outcome that investors will welcome as he sets out to build on economic successes in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer.

An outcome that investors will welcome as he sets out to build on economic successes in Africa's second-biggest copper producer.

Zambia’s stock exchange expects to bring a record $1 billion of initial public offerings to market after this month’s presidential election, as Africa’s second-biggest copper producer benefits from soaring prices for the metal.

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