Zambia Zambia is located in Southern Africa, east of Angola. It is slightly larger than the state of Texas. The population was estimated at 10,462,436 in 2004. Africans comprise almost 99 percent of the population, and Europeans comprise a tiny...

Republic of Zambia CAPITAL: Lusaka FLAG: The flag is green, with a tricolor of dark red, black, and orange vertical stripes at the lower corner of the fly, topped by a golden flying eagle. ANTHEM: Stand and Sing for Zambia. MONETARY UNIT: The kwacha...

Zambia POPULATION 9,959,037 CHRISTIAN 87.0 percent MUSLIM 0.4 percent HINDU 0.1 percent OTHER 7.2 percent NONRELIGIOUS 5.3 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Zambia, a land-locked country in southern Africa, is situated on a plateau...

The Republic of Zambia (IPA: [ˈzæmbɪə]), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana,...

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday offered copper-rich Zambia a multimillion dollar investment package aimed at boosting ties with a longtime African ally.Facing mounting accusations of Chinese exploitation of African labor and resources _ an issue during last year's Zambian presidential elections _ Hu stressed...

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday was bringing his eight-nation African tour to Zambia, a copper-rich country where China's growing clout has prompted charges of exploitation and emerged as a volatile political issue.Huge photos of Hu and Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa greeted motorists on Lusaka's...

Former President Bill Clinton said Saturday that cheap anti-AIDS drugs were no magic bullet for ending the epidemic ravaging Africa, and that the continent needs better overall health care.Affordable medicine "will soon be not much of an issue anywhere," Clinton said during a one-day visit...

The government on Sunday launched an investigation into the deaths of 12 soccer fans who were crushed as they tried to leave a stadium after Zambia defeated Republic of Congo in an African Cup qualifier.Sports minister Gabriel Namulambe visited Konkola Stadium in the northern Copperbelt...