HE Hakainde Hichilema on democracy in Africa

The president of the Republic of Zambia outlines how to facilitate resilient democratic environments across Africa and to prevent democratic backsliding.

Interview Video Published 23 August 2022 6 minute watch

Democracy in Africa: Interview with HE Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia

— The president of the Republic of Zambia outlines how to facilitate resilient democratic environments across Africa and to prevent democratic backsliding.

African states and societies are grappling with the dual complex challenges of democratizing and developing their economies – in the context of the most diverse continent in the world with some of its least developed countries.

President Hichilema outlines what must be done to facilitate resilient democratic environments across Africa and prevent democratic backsliding. He was attending Chatham House for an event discussing Zambia’s political and economic reform and recovery.