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Zambia's veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema speaks to supporters after becoming president in his sixth bid for the top job. After a campaign dominated by the country's economic woes and marked by sporadic violence, Hichilema garnered 2,810,757 votes against 1,814,201 for President Edgar Lungu, according to nearly final results. SOUNDBITE
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre congratulates Kenya "on the conclusion of a peaceful electoral process", after the country's Supreme Court upheld William Ruto's victory in the August 9 presidential election, capping weeks of uncertainty. SOUNDBITE
Kenya's Supreme Court rules that President Uhuru Kenyatta's bid to change the constitution was illegal, dealing a blow to him and his allies ahead of key elections in August. SOUNDBITE
Zambia's newly elected president Hakainde Hichilema takes the oath of office before thousands of jubilant supporters in the Heroes Stadium in the capital Lusaka. In his sixth bid for the presidency, Hichilema defeated the incumbent Edgar Lungu by almost one million votes -- a landslide spurred by economic hardship and restricted freedoms under the previous regime. IMAGES
Zambia's outgoing leader Edgar Lungu concedes defeat and congratulates his successor as president and longtime rival Hakainde Hichilema who scored a landslide victory in bitterly-contested elections. SOUNDBITE
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