Crackdown tarnishes Africa’s golden boy >Mr Hichilema was…
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Crackdown tarnishes Africa’s golden boy
>Mr Hichilema was once held up as a model of democratic reform in Africa. But allegations of serious irregularities during the vote count, followed by the treason charges, have raised fears that democratic freedoms are being eroded in the mineral-rich southern African nation.
>A UN special rapporteur has described the treason charges as concocted, while the crackdown is becoming a growing diplomatic headache for the West, which has sought to woo Mr Hichilema as it competes with China for access to critical minerals.
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>Mr Hichilema was once held up as a model of democratic reform in Africa. But allegations of serious irregularities during the vote count, followed by the treason charges, have raised fears that democratic freedoms are being eroded in the mineral-rich southern African nation.
>A UN special rapporteur has described the treason charges as concocted, while the crackdown is becoming a growing diplomatic headache for the West, which has sought to woo Mr Hichilema as it competes with China for access to critical minerals.
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