Background: The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule, but the subsequent vote in 1996 saw blatant harassment of opposition parties. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. The new president launched a far-reaching anti-corruption campaign in 2002, which resulted in the prosecution of former President Frederick CHILUBA and many of his supporters in late 2003. Opposition parties currently hold a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
April 20th 2008Africa » Zambia » Lusaka It is so surreal sitting here in an internet cafe in Lusaka, Zambia, editing my first proper blog entry of the trip! We have been planning and speaking about this for what seems the longest time and i ... [full story]
April 19th 2008Africa » Zambia » Lusaka Lusaka and I'm at the eureka campsite 12km
outside of town and the wrong side of town.
The road from Livingstone had for a while the smoothest road
I've been on, but then at Monze is was back to th ... [full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Zambia » Lusaka Sunday we started a fairly laid-back orientation process. We were given a wonderful massive equipment box with everything from pots and pans to a 20 piece dinner set (including a kettle and an iron ! ... 4 photos[full story]
February 12th 2008Africa » Zambia » Lusaka As soon as I arrived at Lusaka airport I knew I was in for a different kind of African experience. For a start, there were only two planes at the airport and there were hardly any cars on the road. ... 5 photos[full story]
November 28th 2007Africa » Zambia » Lusaka We were originally scheduled to volunteer in a small village near Livingstone Falls, Zambia, home of the Great Victoria Falls, but two weeks before our departure date, we learned that the location was ... 42 photos[full story]
November 3rd 2007Africa » Zambia » Lusaka We really started to count our blessings for meeting Raz and Uzi whose itinerary was very similar to ours, even more so when the offer of a lift was extended almost indefinitely. The distances in Zamb ... 44 photos[full story]
November 26th 2007Africa » Zambia » Lusaka
June 26, 2007
Lusaka-Lilongwe Highway
While contemplating the decaying brick walls of the roofless shack, whose only justification for posing as a toilet was the evil black hole in t ... 5 photos[full story]
November 12th 2007Africa » Zambia » Lusaka June 26, 2007
Lusaka-Lilongwe Highway
While contemplating the decaying brick walls of the roofless shack, whose only justification for posing as a toilet was the evil black hole in the gr ... 6 photos[full story]
November 26th 2007Africa » Zambia » Lusaka Hello everybody!!
Hope you are all good and healthy :) We are back in Lusaka after 3 weeks in Livingstone. It was heartbreaking to say goodbye to our kids last Friday. After making party hats and p ... 10 photos[full story]
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