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Zambia
Zambia , officially Republic of Zambia, republic (2005 est. pop. 11,262,000), 290,584 sq mi (752,614 sq km), central Africa. It borders on Congo (Kinshasa) in the north, on Tanzania in the northeast, on Malawi and Mozambique in the east, on Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia in the south, and on Angola... Read more
Mufulira
Mufulira , city (1990 pop. 152,944), N central Zambia, on the border with the Congo. It is a copper-mining center, located in the Copperbelt . ... Read more
Lusaka
Lusaka , city (1990 est. pop. 982,400), alt. 4,200 ft (1,280 m), capital of Zambia, S central Zambia. A sprawling city located in a productive farm area, Lusaka is an administrative, financial, and commercial center. Manufactures include foodstuffs, beverages, clothing, and cement (made from limesto... Read more
Kenneth David Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda , 1924-, African political leader, president of Zambia (1964-91), b. Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). A teacher and welfare officer, Kaunda opposed the formation (1953) of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. His party was banned (1959), and Kaunda imprisoned, but in 1960 he... Read more
Copperbelt
Copperbelt mining region, N central Zambia, central Africa. A natural extension of the mineral-rich region of Katanga , the Copperbelt is one of the richest sources of copper in the world. Cobalt, selenium, silver, and gold are also produced. ... Read more
Kabwe
Kabwe , formerly Broken Hill, city (1990 pop. 166,519), central Zambia. During the 20th cent. it was an important lead and zinc mining and smelting center. As a result, the area suffers from significant lead pollution. ... Read more
Lake Mweru
Lake Mweru , c.70 mi (110 km) long and 30 mi (50 km) wide, alt. c.3,000 ft (910 m), central Africa, on the Congo-Zambia border. It is drained to the north by the Luvua River. The lake has large fisheries. ... Read more
Kariba Dam
Kariba Dam , hydroelectric project, in Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi River, on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, S central Africa; built 1955-59. One of the world's largest dams, it is 420 ft (128 m) high and 1,900 ft (579 m) long. The Kariba project's generators supply electricity to the Copperbelt in ... Read more
Bangweulu
Bangweulu or Bangweolo , lake and swamps, c.3,800 sq mi (9,840 sq km), NE Zambia. The lake is c.50 mi (80 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide. Commercial fishing is pursued in the lagoons of the swamps. The swamps are formed largely by the flooding of the lower Chambeshi River, which enters Lake Ban... Read more
Zambezi
Zambezi , river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, and through central Mozambique to the Mozambique Channel of the Indian Ocean, near Chinde. The upper Zambezi flows ove... Read more

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Zambia
Encyclopedia entry from: World Press Encyclopedia Zambia Basic Data Official Country Name: Republic of Zambia Region (Map name): Africa Population: 9,770,199...000: 2.0 Background & General Characteristics Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, is a land-locked Central...
ZAMBIA
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language ZAMBIA. A country of southern Africa and member of the COMMONWEALTH . Languages...Tonga. The British colony of Northern Rhodesia gained its independence as Zambia in 1964. It is one of the most urbanized of East African countries, and...
Zambians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...PRONUNCIATION: ZAM-bee-uhns LOCATION: Zambia POPULATION: 8.5 million LANGUAGE...African beliefs 1 • INTRODUCTION Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa...Along with many other African countries, Zambia won its independence in 1964. It had...
Bemba
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...PRONUNCIATION: BEM-bah LOCATION: Northeastern Zambia POPULATION: 3.1 million Bemba (or...Bemba occupy the northeastern part of Zambia. They are a matrilineal group (tracing...early European travelers and explorers. Zambia was colonized (occupied and ruled) by...
Kenneth David Kaunda
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Kaunda (born 1924), first president of Zambia, was a leading figure in his country...first African woman to teach in colonial Zambia. After completing his education in the...with Nkumbula and became president of the Zambia African National Union from 1958 through...
Tonga
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...PRONUNCIATION: TAWNG-guh LOCATION: Southern Zambia POPULATION: 1.3 million LANGUAGE...INTRODUCTION The Tonga live in southern Zambia along the Zambezi River. The name Tonga...killed there. Like all the peoples of Zambia, the Tonga came under British rule at...
Ndembu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...independence, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), the Belgian Congo (now Zaire...western portion of Mwinilunga District in Zambia's Northwestern Province, (approximately...of the plateau region of northwestern Zambia, consisting of mostly poor laterite soils...
Kaunda, Kenneth
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...prime minister and first president of Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) in Central...with the political trend of the era, Zambia banned opposition parties in 1968, became...and declared an official ideology called Zambia Humanism , which reflected the “...
Lusaka
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...400), alt. 4,200 ft (1,280 m), capital of Zambia, S central Zambia. A sprawling city located in a productive farm area...and the Great East Road (to Malawi) and is on Zambia's main railroad. The Tazara Railway (also known...
Tumbuka
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...in the northern regions of Malawi and Zambia. During the nineteenth century their...region of Malawi and two in northeastern Zambia. In 1921 their population was estimated...at 662,000, with 406,000 living in Zambia. Another million Tumbukaspeaking people...

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Zambia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Zambia A landlocked country lying on a plateau...tributaries the Kafue and Luangwa run through Zambia, while in the north the Chambeshi drains...fourth largest copper reserves in the world, Zambia has rich mineral resources, including coal...
Zambia, Christianity in
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Zambia, Christianity in. Missionary work began...late in the area of central Africa known as Zambia since it became independent in 1964. In...Foundation. In 1965 the United Church of Zambia, comprising Congregationalists , Methodists...
Rhodesia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...territory in central-southern Africa, divided into Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The region was developed by...Rhodesia left the Federation in 1963 to become the independent republic of Zambia.
Kaunda, Kenneth David
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Kaunda, Kenneth David (b. 28 Apr. 1924). President of Zambia 1964–91 Born at Lubwe, he became a teacher and...UNIP) in 1960. He won the elections of 1962, and became Zambia's first President upon independence. A strong critic of Western...
Chiluba, Frederick T.
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Chiluba, Frederick T. (b. 30 Apr. 1943). President of Zambia 1991–2002 Born at Kitwe, he worked on a sisal plantation...before returning to become active for the trade union ZCTU (Zambia Copper Trade Union), whose president he became in 1974. In...
Democracy, Africa
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...the regimes still enjoyed considerable repressive resources and hegemonic capacities, for example, Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, and Tanzania. Zambia was the first country in southern Africa to undergo democratization when President Kenneth Kaunda...
Zimbabwe
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Zimbabwe A landlocked country in southern Africa, surrounded by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, and Botswana. Physical On the northwest boundary of Zimbabwe with Zambia are the Victoria Falls and Lake Kariba on the Zambezi, and on the...
Luba
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...proliferated stretching from eastern Angola to north-eastern Zambia, and making previously existing chiefdoms their vassals. The...kingdom of Mwata Yamvo; others were the Bemba in north-eastern Zambia, Kazembe in the Luapula valley, and Kasanje in central Angola...
Mwanawasa, Levy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Mwanawasa, Levy (b. 3 Sept. 1948). President of Zambia, 2002–  Born in Mufulira, he studied law and graduated from the University of Zambia in 1973. He became a distinguished lawyer, and was the first Zambian to be...
Witchcraft, African Studies of
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...movements, that borrowed from these cultural institutions. Audry Richards's important essay on a witch-finding movement in Zambia shows how the movement drew from responses to the influences of colonialism, yet also drew from rituals that are part of a...

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coffee
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Nicaragua Oahu Oaxaca Panama Papua New Guinea Peaberry Puerto Rico Reunion Robusta Rwanda Santo Domingo Santos Sulawesi Sumatra Tachiras Tanzania Tarrazu Timor Turkish Uganda Venezuela Viennese roast Vietnam Yemen Yirgacheffe Yunnan Zambia Zimbabwe
altruistic
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...altruistic • adjective  a team of altruistic doctors who left their lucrative practices to open a clinic in Zambia synonyms : unselfish, selfless, compassionate, kind, public-spirited; charitable, benevolent, beneficent, philanthropic...

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ZAMBIA: CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR PROPOSED $600,000,000 HYDRO POWER STATION, MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT [ZAMBIA] - Order #: 02252000.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: WWP-Business Opportunities in Africa & the Middle East; 2/1/2000; 700+ words ; ...of a new hydroelectric power station in Zambia. According to David Saviye, Minister...Nationalist Road, POB 36079, Lusaka, Zambia International direct dial: 011 + [260...MEANS TO FACILITATE DOING BUSINESS IN ZAMBIA FROM THE U.S.: For answers to any...
ZAMBIA: CUSTOMS UNION MEMBERSHIP TO BOOST TRADE
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 4/17/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...17-1998 LUSAKA, Apr. 17 (IPS) -- Zambia's entry into the Southern African Customs...the capital city of Lusaka Thursday that Zambia's joining the five-member SACU may...Gideon Phiri, executive secretary of the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and...
Zambia: RB lauds British support to Zambia.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/25/2008; 700+ words ; ...Rupiah Banda says that Britain s support to Zambia has contributed significantly to stimulating...support from the British government, which Zambia receives through the European Union...new joint British High Commissioners to Zambia, Carolyn Davidson and Thomas Carter and...
ZAMBIA: PLANS FOR $200,000,000 POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION PROJECT, ZAMBIA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORP. LTD. (ZESCO) [ZAMBIA] - Order #: 124998.
Newspaper article from: WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World; 12/1/1998; 700+ words ; PROJECT OVERVIEW: The local ZAMBIA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORP. LTD. (ZESCO...Robinson C. Mwansa, Managing Director ZAMBIA ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORP. LTD. (ZESCO...Road, P.O. Box 33304, Lusaka, Zambia International direct dial: 011...
Zambia, a rising tobacco producer in southern Africa
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/27/2004; 677 words ; Zambia, a rising tobacco producer in southern...production dwindling in neighboring Zimbabwe, Zambia is nurturing an ambition to replace its...convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that Zambia can grow much more tobacco than any other...
ECONOMY-ZAMBIA: MOVE TO LINK APARTHEID WITH DEBT BURDEN
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...price in their fight against apartheid. Zambia is the test case in this effort. The...and Action on Southern Africa, Jubilee Zambia and Jubilee South Africa, are planning...largely forced into assuming. A report on Zambia produced jointly by these groups says...
Zambia beats Gabon to top Group D at African Cup
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 1/21/2010; 700+ words ; Zambia reached the quarterfinals of the African...with a 2-1 win over Gabon on Thursday. Zambia secured its first win in the tournament...Do Marcolino pulled one back for Gabon. Zambia finished tied with four points with second...
Zambia can transform itself to global competitiveness, says World Bank Vice President for Africa.
M2 Presswire; 4/13/2009; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-13 April 2009-WORLD BANK GROUP: Zambia can transform itself to global competitiveness...wrapped up a week-long country visit to Zambia with a call on the country to face up...Ezekwesili urged, adding 'the people of Zambia are eager to see implementation.' At...
Zambia looks at Indian SMEs for investment; expects USD 100 mn.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 9/16/2008; 700+ words ; Zambia looks at Indian SMEs for investment; expects...Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) The Government of Zambia today signed an agreement with the Small...especially from SMEs, to the African nation. Zambia appointed the chamber as the nodal agency...
Zambia: Foreign debt cripples economic growth
Magazine article from: New African; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; Zambia's $7.1 billion foreign debt pile is...Minister Edith Nawakwi says, as things stand, Zambia's debt is almost unsustainable. Anthony...and the way. We see a bright future for Zambia, but our current debt is unsustainable...