List of international presidential trips made by Edgar Lungu explained

Edgar Lungu became president on 25 January 2015 following the death of predecessor Michael Sata, after the Zambian presidential election, 2015. The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Edgar Lungu since assuming office. Edgar Lungu has been criticised by various local media outlets for travelling extensively, during bad economic times for Zambia.

Summary of international trips

Edgar Lungu has made several foreign trips during his tenure, mainly with a focus in the Southern African region.

Number of visits	Country
1 visit	China, France, Ghana, Italy, Lesotho, Madagascar, Vatican City
2 visits	Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
3+ visits	Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, United States

2015

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	30 January – 1 February	24th African Union summit
Zimbabwe	Harare	6 February	State Visit	See also: Zambia–Zimbabwe relations.
Angola	Luanda	13 – 14 February	State Visit
South Africa	Pretoria	25 February	State Visit	See also: South Africa–Zambia relations.
	Johannesburg	10 – 13 March	Medical Treatment
Mozambique	Maputo, Nacala	18 – 19 March	State Visit
Namibia	Windhoek	21 March	Inauguration of Hage Geingob	See also: Namibian general election, 2014.
China	Beijing	29 March – 1 April	State Visit	See also: China–Zambia relations.
Zimbabwe	Harare	29 April – 1 May	Southern African Development Community summit
Angola	Luanda	18 May	Extraordinary summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region
Mozambique	Maputo	26 June	Mozambique Independence Celebrations
Uganda	Kampala	23 – 25 July	State Visit
Malawi	Blantyre	8 – 9 August	State Visit	See also: Malawi–Zambia relations.
Botswana	Gaborone	17 – 18 August	35th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit
Namibia	Windhoek, Walvis Bay	25 – 27 August	State Visit	See also: Namibia–Zambia relations.
United States	New-York	27 September – 1 October	70th session of the United Nations General Assembly
	Dar es Salaam	5 November	Inauguration of John Magufuli	See also: Tanzanian general election, 2015.
South Africa	Johannesburg	4 – 5 December	China-Africa summit	See also: China–Zambia relations.

2016

First Term

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Namibia	Windhoek	15 January	Committee of Ten Summit
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	29 – 31 January	26th ordinary session of the African Union Heads of State summit
Italy	Rome	4 – 6 February	State Visit
	Vatican City	5 February	State Visit
France	Paris	7 – 11 February	State Visit
Malawi	Lilongwe	25 April	Bilateral Talks
Uganda	Kampala	11 May – 12 May	Inauguration of Yoweri Museveni	See also: Ugandan general election, 2016.
		4 July	40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe

Second Term

The following international trips were made by Edgar Lungu in 2016 after being inaugurated on 13 September 2016.

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
United States	New York, New Jersey	16 – 21 September	Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly
Madagascar	Antananarivo	19 – 20 October	19th COMESA summit
Angola	Luanda	26 October	International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Morocco	Marrakesh	14 – 18 November	United Nations Climate Change conference
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	22 – 25 November	4th Africa-Arab Summit
	Dar es Salaam	27 – 29 November	State Visit	See also: Tanzania–Zambia relations.
South Africa	Johannesburg	7 – 9 December	State Visit	See also: South Africa–Zambia relations.

2017

The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Lungu in 2017.

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Ghana	Accra	6 – 7 January	Inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo	See also: Ghanaian general election, 2016.
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	27 – 31 January	28th African Union Heads of State meeting
Botswana	Kasane	6 – 7 February	State Visit
Israel	Tel Aviv, Jerusalem	28 February -5 March	State Visit
Swaziland	Mbabane	17 March - 19 March	Southern African Development Community summit
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	17 May - 18 May	African Union C10 summit
Lesotho	Maseru	Jun 15	Inauguration of Tom Thabane	See also: Lesotho general election, 2017.
Swaziland	Mbabane	18 July - 19 July	State Visit
United States	New-York	18 September – 20 September	Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly
Angola	Luanda	25 September	inauguration ceremony of João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu returns home. Editor. Chief. February 2015 . 23 October 2016.
2. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives in Zimbabwe for talks with Mugabe. Editor. Chief. 6 February 2015 . 23 October 2016.
3. Web site: Lungu Heads to Angola. 13 February 2015. 23 October 2016.
4. Web site: President Lungu arrives back from South Africa Ministry of information and Broadcasting Services. www.mibs.gov.zm. 23 October 2016.
5. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives back from South Africa. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
6. News: Zambia President Lungu goes to South Africa for treatment. 10 March 2015. BBC News. en-GB. 23 October 2016.
7. Web site: President Lungu arrives in Mozambique. Editor. Online. 18 March 2016. Lusaka Voice. 23 October 2016.
8. Web site: Zambia : Mozambican President Commends President Lungu for effort to solve the power deficit problem. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
9. Web site: Lungu in Namibia for President's inauguration Zambia Daily Mail. www.daily-mail.co.zm. 23 October 2016.
10. Web site: President Lungu's trip to China – A failure or success? Zambian Eye. zambianeye.com. 23 October 2016.
11. News: Zambia: Lungu Winds Up China Visit. 2 April 2015. The Times of Zambia (Ndola). 23 October 2016.
12. Web site: Zambia's Lungu says he's learning a lot from Mugabe. www.enca.com. 23 October 2016.
13. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives back home from Luanda, Angola. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
14. Web site: Lungu in Angola for Summit The Independent Observer. www.theindependentobserver.org. 23 October 2016.
15. Web site: Lungu graces Mozambique Uhuru celebrations Zambia Daily Mail. www.daily-mail.co.zm. 23 October 2016.
16. News: Zambia president on state visit to Uganda – theinsider.ug. 23 October 2016.
17. News: Museveni, Lungu discuss bilateral relations. www.newvision.co.ug. 23 October 2016.
18. Web site: President Lungu joins Malawi in celebrating 51 years of Independence. Editor. Online. 8 August 2015. Lusaka Voice. 23 October 2016.
19. News: Zambia: President Lungu in Botswana for SADC Indaba. 17 August 2015. Zambia Reports (Lusaka). 23 October 2016.
20. Web site: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu extends his Namibia visit to Thursday. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
21. Web site: Namibia visit valuable, says Lungu Zambia Daily Mail. www.daily-mail.co.zm. 23 October 2016.
22. News: Zambia: Lungu to Attend 70th UN General Assembly. Sichikwenkwe. Perpetual. 23 September 2015. The Times of Zambia (Ndola). 23 October 2016.
23. News: Zambia: 'Why Lungu Is the Most Useless President Since Independence'. 6 November 2015. Zambian Watchdog (Lusaka). 23 October 2016.
24. Web site: Pres. Lungu in Tanzania for New President's Ceremony. 23 October 2016.
25. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu expected in South Africa for China-Africa Summit. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
26. Web site: Lungu to travel to Namibia The Independent Observer. www.theindependentobserver.org. 23 October 2016.
27. Web site: President Lungu in Ethiopia The Independent Observer. www.theindependentobserver.org. 23 October 2016.
28. Web site: President LUNGU in Ethiopia Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation. www.znbc.co.zm. 23 October 2016.
29. Web site: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu has arrived in Rome, Italy. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
30. News: Pope Francis meets with President of Zambia. 23 October 2016.
31. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu attends mass in Paris, France. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
32. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu to sign Investment deals in France. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
33. Web site: Burundi Crisis: President Lungu and Hollande advocate "inclusive dialogue". AfricaNews. 23 October 2016. Africanews. 23 October 2016.
34. Web site: Zambia issues TV license to France 24 in record time. Editor. Online. 9 February 2016. Lusaka Voice. 23 October 2016.
35. Web site: Lungu in Malawi – Zambia Weekly. zambia-weekly.com. 23 October 2016.
36. Web site: Zambia : Lungu holds talks with Presidents of Mozambique and Malawi on food insecurity. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
37. Web site: Pres. Lungu Off To Uganda For Museveni Inauguration. 23 October 2016.
38. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu off to Uganda to attend 40th anniversary of the Entebbe operation. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
39. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives in New York to attend United Nations General Assembly. Editor. Chief. 23 October 2016.
40. News: President Lungu signs Paris Agreement on Climate Change – Open Zambia. 21 September 2016. Open Zambia. en-US. 23 October 2016.
41. News: Lungu in Madagascar for COMESA summit. 19 October 2016. UKZAMBIANS. en-US. 23 October 2016.
42. Web site: Zambia : Lungu in Madagascar for COMESA summit. Editor. Support. 23 October 2016.
43. Web site: Pres. Lungu in Angola To Discuss Rising DRC Tension. 10 November 2016.
44. Web site: Lungu in Morocco for COP22 Zambia Daily Mail. www.daily-mail.co.zm. 16 November 2016.
45. News: Zambia: Pres. Lungu Heads to Eq. Guinea for Arab-Africa Summit. Adamu. Peter. 22 November 2016. Zambia Reports (Lusaka). 24 November 2016.
46. News: Tanzania: President Lungu's Visit Gives Impetus to Ties With Tanzania. Nuhu. Alpha. 28 November 2016. Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 29 November 2016.
47. News: Tanzania: JPM, Lungu for Vibrant TAZARA. Mbashiru. Katare. 29 November 2016. Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 29 November 2016.
48. News: South Africa: President Jacob Zuma – State Visit By President Edgar Lungu. 8 December 2016. South African Government (Pretoria). 13 December 2016.
49. Web site: Nuclear Deal(s): What Zambia can learn from South Africa Daily Maverick. www.dailymaverick.co.za. 13 December 2016.
50. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives in Ghana. Editor. Chief. www.lusakatimes.com. 8 January 2017.
51. Web site: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu receives applause on presentation of a report on Zambia. Editor. Chief. 5 February 2017.
52. News: Lungu expected in Botswana today. 6 February 2017. The Independent Observer. 6 February 2017. en-GB.
53. Web site: Israel Inspires Zambia, says Pres. Lungu. 2017-02-28. Zambia Reports. 2017-03-01.
54. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu expected in Swaziland for the extra-ordinary SADC Summit. editor. 2017-03-14. LusakaTimes.com. 2017-07-20.
55. Web site: Zambia : President Lungu arrives in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. editor. 2017-05-17. LusakaTimes.com. 2017-07-20.
56. Web site: Zambia : There no political crisis in Zambia, says President Lungu as he returns from Lesotho. editor. 2017-06-16. LusakaTimes.com. 2017-07-20.
57. Web site: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu expected to travel to Swaziland on a 2-day state visit tomorrow. editor. 2017-07-17. LusakaTimes.com. 2017-07-20.
58. News: Zambia: President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Addresses the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly. 19 September 2017. 27 September 2017.
59. News: Zambia : President Edgar Lungu off to Luanda for inauguration ceremony of new Angolan President . 25 September 2017 .