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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zambia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Late on Wednesday, the White House issued some details of a meeting between the Zambian president and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris saying the two agreed to deepen ties on issues like health and pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe vice president applauded President Hichilema\u2019s focus on prioritising necessary reforms and his efforts to stabilize and grow the Zambian economy\u201d, the White House said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Zambia\u2019s president is due to meet officials at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, his spokesman said on Wednesday, as the southern African nation tries to secure a lending programme to help it emerge from a debt crisis. President Hakainde Hichilema\u2019s spokesman, Anthony Bwalya, in a statement issued from New York, did not say when the meetings would take place.<\/p>\n

In November, Zambia became the first African country to default on its sovereign debt during the COVID-19 pandemic after failing to keep up with payments on nearly $13 billion of international debt. About a quarter of this debt is held by either China or Chinese entities via deals shrouded in secrecy clauses, complicating negotiations for IMF relief.<\/p>\n

Hichilema is in the United States for the U.N. General Assembly. He won a landslide election victory in August, beating incumbent Edgar Lungu, and has pledged to reduce the fiscal deficit, restore economic growth and review mining policies in Africa\u2019s second-largest copper producer.<\/p>\n

His finance minister said last month securing an IMF programme was critical to restoring creditor confidence and giving the government access to cheaper and longer financing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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