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A supporter of main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema kneels as a soldier assaults him, on a street, in Lusaka, Zambia, Sunday August 15, 2021. Veteran Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema appears on the verge of clinching the country’s presidency, with a commanding lead in votes. The 59-year old businessman, contesting the presidency for the sixth time, has more than 2.3 million votes to President Edgar Lungu’s 1.4 million votes, according to results announced Sunday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. Hichilema narrowly lost two previous elections to Lungu in 2015 and 2016. (Photo by Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP Photo)
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