{"id":12608,"date":"2022-08-25T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T16:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/democracy-in-africa-interview-with-he-hakainde-hichilema-president-of-the-republic-of-zambia"},"modified":"2022-08-25T18:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T18:37:24","slug":"democracy-in-africa-interview-with-he-hakainde-hichilema-president-of-the-republic-of-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/democracy-in-africa-interview-with-he-hakainde-hichilema-president-of-the-republic-of-zambia","title":{"rendered":"Democracy in Africa: Interview with HE Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3EzKlls1pY4<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Democracy in Africa: Interview with HE Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3EzKlls1pY4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>African states and societies are grappling with the dual complex challenges of democratizing and developing their economies \u2013 in the context of the most diverse continent in the world with some of its least developed countries.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>President Hichilema outlines what must be done to facilitate resilient democratic environments across Africa and prevent democratic backsliding. 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