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Zambian Whistleblower’s Woes Challenge Hichilema’s Message

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.

Photographer: Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/Getty Images

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Hakainde Hichilema resoundingly won 2021 elections to become Zambia’s president, having run a campaign in which he promised zero tolerance for corruption.