State Visits
Angola
Bilateral State Visit
10 Jan 2023 – 12 Jan 2023
First official bilateral visit to Angola. Met with President João Lourenço. Addressed Angola's National Assembly on good governance and democracy.
United States
US-Africa Leaders Summit
13 Dec 2022 – 15 Dec 2022
Attended the US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Biden in Washington DC.
Egypt
COP27 Climate Conference
07 Nov 2022 – 08 Nov 2022
Attended COP27. Zambia chaired the African Group of Negotiators. Signed MoU with the EU to enhance Forest Partnerships.
Lesotho
Inauguration of Lesotho Prime Minister
28 Oct 2022
Attended the inauguration ceremony of the Prime Minister-elect of the Kingdom of Lesotho.
Namibia
Swakopmund International Trade Expo
12 Oct 2022 – 15 Oct 2022
State visit to Namibia. Attended the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) as keynote speaker. Invited by President Hage Geingob.
United States
77th UN General Assembly
19 Sep 2022 – 23 Sep 2022
Attended the 77th UN General Assembly. Addressed the General Debate. Met with President Biden, various business leaders, attended the US-Africa Business Forum and the presidential dinner hosted by President Biden.
Zambia
SADC Summit
17 Aug 2022 – 18 Aug 2022
Hosted the SADC Summit. Hichilema was elected as the new Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation.
Tanzania
Bilateral State Visit
02 Aug 2022 – 03 Aug 2022
State visit to Tanzania. Met with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The two countries agreed to upgrade TAZARA to Standard Gauge Railway.
Rwanda
CHOGM 2022
24 Jun 2022 – 25 Jun 2022
Attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2022) in Kigali.
Belgium
Address to the European Parliament
22 Jun 2022 – 23 Jun 2022
Addressed the European Parliament. Met with the President of the European Parliament, EU Vice President and Commissioner for Trade, and the EU Commissioner for International Partnerships.
Kenya
Bilateral State Visit
15 Jun 2022 – 16 Jun 2022
State visit to Kenya. Met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. The two nations agreed to remove barriers hindering trade.
Eswatini
Official State Visit
03 Jun 2022 – 05 Jun 2022
Official visit to the Kingdom of Eswatini at the invitation of King Mswati III. Signed MoUs in Tourism and established a Political Consultation Mechanism.
South Africa
Mining Indaba 2022
10 May 2022 – 11 May 2022
Attended the Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town. Delivered a keynote speech and held bilateral talks with President Ramaphosa.
Vatican City
Papal Audience
19 Feb 2022
Met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Belgium
AU-EU Summit
17 Feb 2022 – 18 Feb 2022
Attended the AU-EU Summit. First trip to the European Union. Held talks with EU leaders on the sidelines.