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Zambia opposition leader questioned over‘treason’ amid election fallout

Zambia's entire judiciary closed on Monday on the last valid day to file a court challenge against Hichilema's victory.

Al Jazeera27 Aug 2026, 08:13 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Zambia opposition leader questioned over ‘treason’ amid election fallout

Zambia's entire judiciary closed on Monday on the last valid day to file a court challenge against Hichilema's victory.

This report is published with credit to Al Jazeera. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on Al Jazeera →

Source: Al Jazeera. Published 27 Aug 2026, 08:13 pm.

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