# List of international presidential trips made by Edgar Lungu

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 | Details This was Edgar Lungu's first foreign trip and he attended the 24th AU summit. Lungu held talks on the sidelines with various leaders from the AU, United Nations and United States. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 6 February | State Visit | See also: Zambia–Zimbabwe relations Details Lungu held bilateral talks with Robert Mugabe and attended the ceremonial lunch after Mugabe was elected the head of the African Union. |
| Angola | Luanda | 13 – 14 February | State Visit | Details Lungu is invited by José Eduardo dos Santos to commission the new road between Zambia and Angola. |
| South Africa | Pretoria | 25 February | State Visit | See also: South Africa–Zambia relations Details Lungu visits South African counterpart Jacob Zuma for a one-day state visit upon the invitation of South Africa. Both president held talks and Zuma reaffirmed Lungu that South Africa would support the new presidency of the Patriotic Front. |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 – 13 March | Medical Treatment | Details Lungu is flown to South Africa for medical treatment after he collapsed at an event during his speech. Though the state denied he was in serious condition, he was flown to Johannesburg. His doctors concluded he needed throat surgery. |
| Mozambique | Maputo, Nacala | 18 – 19 March | State Visit | Details Lungu conducts a two-day state visit where, bilateral agreements between the two countries in terms of trade and energy are signed. Lungu along with Nyusi inaugurate the Nacala Hydro Power sub-station. Lungu also inspects the Nacala Port. Lungu is also part of the inauguration of the Karpowership. |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 21 March | Inauguration of Hage Geingob | See also: Namibian general election, 2014 Details Lungu attended the Inauguration of Hage Geingob. |
| China | Beijing | 29 March – 1 April | State Visit | See also: China–Zambia relations Details This is Lungu's first trip outside Africa. Lungu held bilateral talks with various Chinese ministers and Xi Jinping. Various loan and investment agreements were made between the two countries in trade and infrastructure. |
| Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 April – 1 May | Southern African Development Community summit | Details Lungu attended the Southern African Development community summit. Before the summit, Lungu held bilateral talks with Robert Mugabe. Lungu address the heads of state of the SADC community on 29 April. Lungu also officially opened the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair on 1 May. |
| Angola | Luanda | 18 May | Extraordinary summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region | Details Lungu attended the summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. The 2015 Burundian coup d'état attempt and the rise of terrorism in Kenya was the focus of the conference. |
| Mozambique | Maputo | 26 June | Mozambique Independence Celebrations | Details Lungu attended the 40th independence day celebrations along with various leaders from the Southern African Development Community. |
| Uganda | Kampala | 23 – 25 July | State Visit | Details Lungu visited Uganda upon invitation by Yoweri Museveni. Various topics were discussed ranging from education, industry and foreign relations. |
| Malawi | Blantyre | 8 – 9 August | State Visit | See also: Malawi–Zambia relations Details This was lungu's first visit to Malawi. Lungu attends Malawi's 51st Independence day celebrations. Lungu also hold bilateral talks facilitating trade and transport of goods in the region between the two countries. |
| Botswana | Gaborone | 17 – 18 August | 35th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit | Details Lungu attended the 35th SADC Heads of State summit along with 14 other heads of state. The theme of the summit was 'Accelerating Industrialization of the SADC economies through transformation of natural endowments and improved human capital.' |
| Namibia | Windhoek, Walvis Bay | 25 – 27 August | State Visit | See also: Namibia–Zambia relations Details Lungu conducted his first state visit to Namibia and also officiated the Hero's day celebrations. Lungu also extended his trip by a day to visit Walvis Bay to inspect the port and Zambia dry port at Walvis Bay. |
| United States | New-York | 27 September – 1 October | 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly | Details This was the first time Lungu addressed the United Nations as the president of Zambia. There was controversy with this trip as the president's office chartered a $400,000 plane to transport the president and his dignitaries to the United States. |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 5 November | Inauguration of John Magufuli | See also: Tanzanian general election, 2015 Details Lungu attends inauguration of the new president of Tanzania, John Magufuli along with various heads of state. |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 4 – 5 December | China-Africa summit | See also: China–Zambia relations Details Lungu attends the China-Africa forum in South Africa. Lungu also officiated the Zambia-South Africa business forum. |

## 2016
### First Term

| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
| Namibia | Windhoek | 15 January | Committee of Ten Summit | Details Lungu attends the Committee of Ten summit along with four other heads of state. Lungu also held bilateral talks with the President of Namibia. |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 29 – 31 January | 26th ordinary session of the African Union Heads of State summit | Details Lungu Attends the 26th ordinary session of the African Union Heads of State summit. The summit was on peace and security and also talked about the introduction of an African passport. |
| Italy | Rome | 4 – 6 February | State Visit | Details Lungu held bilateral talks with the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rome. The president also met with the Zambian diaspora living in Italy. The president arrived in Italy to conduct his one-day visit to the Vatican. |
| Vatican City State | Vatican City | 5 February | State Visit | Details Lungu held talks with Pope Francis and discussed the involvement of the catholic church in Zambia. President Lungu also received a tour of the St. Peter's Basilica. |
| France | Paris | 7 – 11 February | State Visit | Details Lungu was invited by French President François Hollande for a state visit. Lungu attended mass in Paris before conducting the official state visit. President Lungu attended a lunch session held for the Zambian diaspora living in France and latter addressed the French business community to invest in Zambia. Lungu also visited the Élysée Palace to hold talks with the French president. Lungu also gave an interview on France 24 and Radio France Internationale. |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | 25 April | Bilateral Talks | Details Lungu visit Malawi for a 5-hour meeting between president of Malawi, Peter Mutharika and president of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi. The meeting was a closed door meeting regarding food insecurity, cross-border water transport and refugees in the region. The presidents also discuss the Shire-Zambezi waterway project to help transport in the region. |
| Uganda | Kampala | 11 May – 12 May | Inauguration of Yoweri Museveni | See also: Ugandan general election, 2016 Details Lungu attended the inauguration of Yoweri Museveni. On the sidelines of the event trade talks between Zambia and Uganda in the COMESA region was discussed. |
| Uganda | Kampala | 4 July | 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe | Details Lungu attends the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe conducted by Israel in 1976. The event is attended by Yoweri Museveni and Benjamin Netanyahu. |

### 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 | Details This is the first visit by Edgar Lungu after he was inaugurated on 13 September 2016. Lungu attends the 71st session of the UN general assembly. Lungu delivered a speech regarding the "Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants." He also co-chaired the second Round Table session. Lungu also signs the Paris Agreement to append Zambia into list of countries working towards securing climate change. |
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | 19 – 20 October | 19th COMESA summit | Further information: Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Details Lungu attended the 19th COMESA summit along with various leaders and dignitaries from member states. President Lungu held talks on the sidelines with Hery Rajaonarimampianina, the President of Madagascar. Moreover, the president also held talks with Ibrahim Mahab, special envoy from Egypt, with regards to special public private partnerships in construction between the two countries. |
| Angola | Luanda | 26 October | International Conference on the Great Lakes Region | Further information: Great Lakes refugee crisis Details Lungu attended the Great Lakes Regional summit in Lunda Angola. The main focus of the conference was election situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | 14 – 18 November | United Nations Climate Change conference | Details Lungu attended the COP22 conference on climate change. |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 22 – 25 November | 4th Africa-Arab Summit | Details Lungu attends the 4th annual Africa-Arab summit in Malabo. Lungu held bilateral talks with diplomats from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | 27 – 29 November | State Visit | See also: Tanzania–Zambia relations Details Lungu made a 2-day state visit to rekindle relations with Tanzania. Various bilateral agreements were signed with respect to trade, transport, prisoner exchange and other diplomatic processes. Lungu was received at the airport by president of Tanzania, John Magufuli. Lungu visited the TAZARA Railway station and vowed to help revive the railway to its former glory. Lungu also visited the office of the Tazama Pipeline and also vowed to improve its efficiency. |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | 7 – 9 December | State Visit | See also: South Africa–Zambia relations Details Lungu made a 2-day state visit to johannesburg to participate in the South Africa-Zambia business forum. Lungu also signed MOUs with Russian state atomic energy firm Rosatom with regards to setting up nuclear energy power plants in Zambia. |

## 2017

The following is a list of international presidential trips made by Lungu in 2017.
| Country | Areas visited | Date(s) | Purpose(s) | Notes |
| Ghana | Accra | 6 – 7 January | Inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo | See also: Ghanaian general election, 2016 Details Lungu attends the inauguration of Nana Akufo-Addo. Lungu also invited the new elected president for a state visit to Zambia later in the year. |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | 27 – 31 January | 28th African Union Heads of State meeting | Details Lungu attends the 28th African Union heads of State meeting. Lungu holds bilateral talks with president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma. He also attended the Southern African Development Community caucus. |
| Botswana | Kasane | 6 – 7 February | State Visit | Details Lungu visited the town of Kasane, and was received by his Botswanan counterpart Ian Khama. Both leaders inspected Kazungula Bridge which is a jointly financed project intended to bridge both the countries. |
| Israel | Tel Aviv, Jerusalem | 28 February -5 March | State Visit | Details Lungu is making a 5-day state visit to Israel. He met various investors and government minister to discuss bilateral trade. Lungu also conducted bilateral talks with Benjamin Netanyahu. |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | 17 March - 19 March | Southern African Development Community summit | Details Lungu attended the extraordinary summit of the SADC members held to discuss the fast-tracking of industrialization and integration. |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | 17 May - 18 May | African Union C10 summit | Details Lungu attended the committee of 10 AU summit held in Malabo. The aim of the meeting was to fast track UN reforms for better African representation at the security council. |
| Lesotho | Maseru | Jun 15 | Inauguration of Tom Thabane | See also: Lesotho general election, 2017 Details Lungu attended the inauguration of Thomas Thabane in Maseru. |
| Swaziland | Mbabane | 18 July - 19 July | State Visit | Details Lungu visits Swaziland on the personal invitation by King Mswati III for a 2-day state visit. Bilateral relations, mainly in agriculture were discussed. |
| United States | New-York | 18 September – 20 September | Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly | Details This was the third time Lungu addressed the United Nations as the president of Zambia. He pointed out the effects of global warming and the government's efforts to curb child marriages. |
| Angola | Luanda | 25 September | inauguration ceremony of João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço | Details Lungu leaves to attend The new AngolanPresident. |