Hakainde Hichilema was Wednesday, May 10 in Paris. He was received at the Élysée Palace by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
A meeting largely devoted to economic issues, in view of the next summit for a new global financial pact. The event aims to "give back fiscal space to countries in difficulty", especially the most indebted states. Zambia is the first African country to default on its external creditors at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of 2021, the country's external debt stood at $17 billion.