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Mnangagwa claims credit for getting Zambia's Lungu to concede defeat

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A combo photo of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (left) and Zambia's outgoing President Edgar Lungu (right). FILE PHOTOS | AFP

By  Kitsepile Nyathi

Correspondent in Harare, Zimbabwe

Nation Media Group

Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa says he persuaded outgoing Zambian President Edgar Lungu to concede defeat after the August 12 elections.

After the presidential poll winner had been declared, President Lungu appeared reluctant to make way for Hakainde Hichilema following the embarrassing defeat.

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