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  "id": 1730750,
  "title": "Hichilema re-elected as Zambia president amid opposition concerns over vote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/hichilema-re-elected-as-zambia-president-amid-opposition-concerns",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-08-18T14:01:47.000Z",
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  "summary": "Hakainde Hichilema’s second term will test whether economic recovery can deliver real change for Zambians.",
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "President Hichilema re-elected for second term in Zambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/president-hichilema-re-elected-for-second-term-in-zambia",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:05:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica",
        "title": "Zambia: President Hichilema Re-Elected Amid Tensions - Bishops Call for Transparency and Respect for the Rule of Law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/zambia-president-hichilema-re-elected-amid-tensions-bishops-call-for",
        "published": "2026-08-18T16:42:58.000Z"
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