zambia

Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern-Central Africa (although some sources consider it part of East Africa). Its neighbors are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.
Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia towards the end of the nineteenth century. These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company.
On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president. Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991. Kaunda played a key role in regional diplomacy, cooperating closely with the United States in search of solutions to conflicts in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Angola, and Namibia. From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation". Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of social-economic growth and government decentralisation. Levy Mwanawasa, Chiluba's chosen successor, presided over Zambia from January 2002 until his death in August 2008, and is credited with campaigns to reduce corruption and increase the standard of living. After Mwanawasa's death, Rupiah Banda presided as Acting President before being elected President in 2008. Holding office for only three years, Banda stepped down after his defeat in the 2011 elections by Patriotic Front party leader Michael Sata. Sata died on 28 October 2014, making him the second Zambian president to die in office. Guy Scott served briefly as interim president until new elections were held on 20 January 2015, in which Edgar Lungu was elected as the sixth President.
In 2010, the World Bank named Zambia one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka.

View More On Wikipedia.org
Recent contents
  1. Waufukweni

    JamiiForums Tanzania Rais wa zamani wa Zambia, Edgar Lungu azuiliwa kugombea tena Urais uchaguzi wa mwaka 2026

    Mahakama ya Katiba nchini Zambia imetoa maamuzi kuwa Rais wa zamani wa nchi hiyo, Edgar Lungu hawezi kuwania tena kiti cha Urais kwenye uchaguzi wa mwaka 2026 kwa kuwa tayari amehudumu mihula miwili. Mahakama hiyo imeamua kuwa muda ambao Lungu alihudumu kama Rais wa taifa hilo kati ya 2015 hadi...
  2. B

    JamiiForums Tanzania Rais Biden kukutana viongozi kutoka Angola, DR Congo, Tanzania na Zambia

    02 December 2024 Washington DC na Luanda Angola ZIARA YA RAIS JOE BIDEN AFRIKA KULETA FURSA KWA MATAIFA MANNE Rais Biden kukutana viongozi kutoka Angola, DR Congo, Tanzania na Zambia juu ya mradi wa reli kutoka Lobito, Angola utakaopita DR Congo, Zambia hadi Bahari ya Hindi Tanzania...
    • Bagamoyo
    • Thread
    • angola biden congo dr congo kukutana kutoka rais rais biden tanzania viongozi zambia
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: International Forum
  3. Mi mi

    JamiiForums Tanzania Kwanini China nchi ya kidikteta ina maendeleo makubwa kuliko Kenya na Zambia?

    Kwanini China nchi yenye udikteta wa chama kimoja ina maendeleo makubwa kwenye nyanza mbalimbali kuliko nchi za kidemokrasia za vyama vingi kama Kenya na Zambia?
  4. T

    JamiiForums Tanzania Mkasa wakutisha katika Taifa la Zambia na kwanini kama Taifa yatupasa kujifunza kwao kuepuka laana

    Leo nimependa kuwasimulia mkasa wakutisha ulio likumba Taifa la Zambia na kwanini kama Taifa na idara za usalama yatupasa kujifunza kwa Zambia nakuliepusha Taifa ktk mkwamo. Ktk Taifa la Zambia ambalo lilikuwa na urafiki na Tz palikuwa na Rais wao wa kwanza alie itwa Kenneth Kaunda. Kiongozi...
  5. Mwanadiplomasia Mahiri

    JamiiForums Tanzania Zambia iliwahi kupoteza Marais wao wawili waliokuwa madarakani ndani ya miaka 6

    Leo nimeona niwaletee kisa cha Zambia kupoteza marais wao wawili wakiwa madarakani ndani ya kipindi cha miaka 6. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa alikuwa Rais wa awamu ya tatu na Rais wa Kwanza kufia madarakani kutokana na stroke mnamo August 2008. Mwanawasa alifarikia Paris alipokuwa anapatiwa...
  6. G

    JamiiForums Tanzania Nategemea kwenda Lusaka, Zambia mwezi wa 11 kwa wiki 2, wenyeji na mlioenda hivi karibuni nipeni mawili matatu nisiwe mgeni sana

    Mwezi wa 11 naenda Lusaka kwa likizo ya wiki 2, Nimealikwa kwenye shughuli za research, Ni nje ya kazi yangu rasmi, Likizo yangu ya mwezi ujao nimeona niitumie Lusaka. Mambo gani nizingatie nikiwa mgeni ? Kuna kero zipi kwa sasa ? Interests zangu ni kuangalia mpira nihudhurie mechi mbili...
  7. Chachu Ombara

    JamiiForums Kenya, JamiiForums Tanzania Zambia: Civil Aviation Authority Suspends all Kenya Airways flights into Lusaka

    The Zambia Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has suspended all Kenya Airways flights into Lusaka as of early October 2024. The exact reasons for this decision have not yet been fully disclosed, but it follows similar regional tensions in aviation, such as disputes between Tanzania and Kenya over...
  8. Next Elon Musk

    JamiiForums Tanzania Nauza Zambian Kwacha ya mwaka 2012

    Habari wakuu
  9. S

    JamiiForums Tanzania Mkandarasi wa barabara ya Mbeya mjini inayokwenda kwenda Zambia amesusa kutokana na kutolipwa na serikali?

    Wakuu, weekend hii nimeingia Mbeya kwa ku-drive toka Dar, na nikashangaa sana kukuta maendeleo kidogo sana ya ujenzi wa hii barabara ya kwenda Tunduma hadi Zambia toka nitembelee hapa miezi minne iliyopita. Nimeuliza wenyeji kwa nini kasi ya ujenzi wa barabara hii uko chini kiasi hiki...
  10. F

    JamiiForums Tanzania Makubaliano ya China na Tanzania ni kuimarisha reli ya TAZARA iliyopo (MGR) na sio kujenga nyingine kwa viwango vya SGR

    Hizi ndizo taarifa kutoka vyanzo nilivyovipata hadi sasa China signs deal to upgrade decades-old railway between Zambia and Tanzania na China to 'revitalise' ageing railway linking Zambia, Tanzania. The upgrade of the TAZARA railway by China will focus on improving the existing meter-gauge...
    • fazili
    • Thread
    • china china na tanzania mwalimu nyerere reli reli ya tazara sgr tanzania tazara zambia
    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: Jukwaa la Siasa
  11. ChoiceVariable

    JamiiForums Tanzania Rais wa Zambia alitoa onyo kali Julai 6, 2024 kwa vikundi vinavyochochea mgawanyiko wa Kitaifa

    Rais wa Zambia Hakainde Hichilema Maarufu kama HH alitoa Onyo Kali Julai 6, 2024 Kwa Vikundi vya Kisiasa na kikabila ambavyo vimekiwa vinaeneza chuki na kushadidia Mgawanyiko wa kijamaa Kwa maslahi ya Kisiasa. Bwana Hichilema ambae alitokea Upinzani amesema atawashighulikia wote wanaotaka...
    • ChoiceVariable
    • Thread
    • rais wa zambia siasa za afrika vikundi vya makabilia zambia zambia vs tanzania
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Jukwaa la Siasa
  12. Yohimbe bark

    JamiiForums Tanzania Naombeni ushauri wa Biashara ya vitenge kutoka Zambia

    Habari wakuu, Nataka kuanza kufanya hii biashara ya vitenge kutoka Zambia, kuna Jamaa anaifanya biashara hii aliniambia ina faida yeye alianza na mtaji wa milioni 1.5 mpaka sasa mtaji umefikia milioni 8 na ana miezi 9 kwenye game, aliniambia nitafute mtaji then anipe connection ila toka...
  13. Lady Whistledown

    JamiiForums Tanzania Olimpiki Siku ya 4: Soka la Wanawake, Ujerumani 4-1 Zambia

    LSOKA LA WANAWAKE: UJERUMANI YAICHAPA ZAMBIA 4-1 Mpira Wa Miguu (Wanawake) Nigeria Wapigwa na Japani, 3-1 Handball Misri na Ufaransa hakuna Mbabe, watoka sare 26-26 Mpira wa Mikono-Volley Ball (Wanawake) Poland 3-1 Kenya Mpira wa Kikapu (Wanaume) Marekani 96-83 Sudani Kusini Timu Mpira wa...
  14. Roving Journalist

    JamiiForums Tanzania Tanzania, Malawi na Msumbiji waingia makubaliano mto Ruvuma

    Waziri wa Maji Mhe Jumaa Aweso waziri mwenyeji wa umoja wa nchi tatu zinazonufaika na Mto Ruvuma Tanzania, Malawi na Mozambique ameongeza Mkutano na Hafla ya utiaji saini hati ya makubaliano ya Usimamizi na Uendelezaji wa Rasilimali za maji za Mto Ruvuma kwa nchi za Tanzania, Malawi na Msumbiji...
  15. Isanga family

    JamiiForums Tanzania Kazungula border post Zambia

    Kazungula ni mpaka uliopo kati ya Zambia na Botswana hili eneo limetenganishwa na mto Zambezi. Kwa ukanda huu wa Nchi za SADC hakuna boarder post iliyojengwa kwa ubora na kila eneo la wasafiri kutenganishwa kama hapo Kazungula. Lipo eneo tofauti na madereva wanaoendesha malori na wanagonga...
  16. BLACK MOVEMENT

    JamiiForums Tanzania Lobito Atrantic Railways, hawalali, wanajiandaa kusafirisha madini ya Zambia na Congo.

    Lobito wanajidaa kusafirusha madini ya Zambia na Congo hadi Angola.
  17. T

    JamiiForums Tanzania Bei ya sukari Tanzania ni zaidi ya 3000 wakati Msumbiji, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda na Zambia haizidi 2500. Kwani sisi dhambi yetu nini?

    Sio siri hili jambo linaniumiza sana moyo wangu sijui kuna ushirikina gani kwenye suala la sukari hapa nchini kwetu. Maana licha ya kuwa tuko jirani na bahari kuu tuna ardhi nzuri na tuna kila fursa ya kunufaika kuliko majirani zetu lakini bado tunapata mateso ya kununua sukari kwa gharama...
  18. W

    JamiiForums Tanzania Ni kwanini hadi sasa Simba haijatangaza kumuaga Chama kwa heshima kama wachezaji wengine?

    Wachezaji wengine wanaagwa, kwaninini Chama hadi sasa hajaagwa? Baada ya kuitumikia timu yetu kwa misimu mitatu, Henock Inonga Baka hatokuwa sehemu ya kikosi cha msimu ujao. Baada ya miaka mitano aliyodumu ndani ya klabu yetu mlinzi wa kati Kennedy Juma hatokuwa sehemu ya kikosi chetu...
  19. JanguKamaJangu

    JamiiForums Tanzania Tanzania imeingia makubaliano ya kuiuzia Zambia Mahindi Tani 650,000

    Andiko la Hussein Bashe, Waziri wa Kilimo: Kutokana na ukame unaoikumba nchi ya Zambia, nchi hiyo imeingia makubaliano na Tanzania kununua tani 650,000 za mahindi kwa ajili ya kuwasaidia wananchi milioni saba wa taifa hilo. Mkataba huo utatekelezwa kwa kipindi cha miezi nane na utaiingizia...
  20. MK254

    JamiiForums Tanzania Zambia na Zibambwe wanataka kuamshiana, Urusi yawachonganisha

    Zambia na Zibambwe wameona nao wasipitwe na amsha amsha zinazoendelea duniani kwa leo, wanataka kuliamsha, mchonganishi ni Putin, hii ni baada ya Urusi kuachia video inayomuonyesha rais wa Zimbabwe akipeleka umbea kwa Putin kuihusu Zambia, sijajua Urusi waliachia hiyo video kwa nia gani...

Our Community

Coming Soon

Regional Communities

Coming Soon
Back
Top Bottom
Menu
Forums
New posts
Log in
Register