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Zambian president discharged from hospital after illness

Newly elected Zambian president Edgar Lungu has been discharged from the hospital where he had been receiving treatment since he fell ill at the weekend, the presidency said on Tuesday.

Lungu, 58, had to leave an International Women's Day event in the capital, Lusaka, on Sunday when he felt uncomfortable.

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