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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>As President Tshisekedi\u2019s motorcade, escorted by mounted troops alongside a motorcycle squad, in arrowhead formation slowly progressed from the Congolese Parliament to Kinshasa Stadium, foreign Heads of State, including President Hakainde Hichilema, made their way into the arena.<\/p>\n

The Director of the ceremony\u2019s voice resonated through the Stadium\u2019s PA system, introducing each dignitary, and when President Hichilema\u2019s entry was announced, the Congolese crowd shook the Stadium, causing tremors that could have been sizable enough to register on the Richter scale as a mini earthquake.<\/p>\n

\u201cMesdames et Messieurs, bienvenue au Pre\u0301sident de la Re\u0301publique de Zambie, le Pre\u0301sident Hakainde Hichilema\u201d (Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome the President of the Republic of Zambia, President Hakainde Hichilema).<\/p>\n

The Stadium roared back in unison, \u201cNous Vous accueillons avec e\u0301loge\u201d (We welcome you, HH, with praise). The loud and long standing ovation might have confused the BBC<\/p>\n

reporter, who incorrectly identified HH as the President of the DRC, about to be sworn in for his second term in office. The BBC later retracted and apologized for the \u2018error\u2019.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. As President Tshisekedi\u2019s motorcade, escorted by mounted troops alongside a motorcycle squad, in arrowhead formation slowly progressed from the Congolese Parliament to Kinshasa Stadium, foreign Heads of State, including President Hakainde Hichilema, made their way into the arena. 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