Hichilema received roughly 60 per cent of valid votes to 38 per cent for main challenger Brian Mundubile, election commission results show 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Hichilema received roughly 60 per cent of valid votes to 38 per cent for main challenger Brian Mundubile, election commission results showS1

• 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.S2