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Zambia: African Country Home to the Victoria Falls
Formerly Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia and the administration of the territory was under the British South African Company in the year 1891 followed by the rule of British Monarch in the year 1923. And from this year onwards Zambia experienced progress in the mining sector leading to some large-scale immigration. Thereafter, it gained its present name of Zaire in 1964 and also achieved its independence in the same year.
Zambia Fast Facts:
Zambia remains warm throughout the year having tropical climate. In the months of December and April there remains a hot and wet season. In May to August it’s cooler and drier and from September to November the temperature gets extremely hot. However, it receives rainfall in the months of October to April.
The economy of Zambia has grown considerably stronger in the recent years. In the year 2005 to 2008 the GDP of the country grew to about 6% more every year. While during its independence its per capita annual income was $1400 marking it among the economically backward nations. The Natural resources include copper, uranium, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal and some significant reserves of hydropower.
Culture and Cuisine of Zambia:
Zambian culture reflects the history of colonial times. The modern Zambian culture consists of past cultural values and ethics, as well as spiritual and material traditions. Their diverse culture is depicted through their music, religion, dance, crafts and cuisine. Drums form an important part of Zambian music and dancing is integral to most celebrations. Besides this, Zambians are skillful in the basket making art, which is a popular handicraft.
Tourist Sites in Zambia:
Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia has a number of tourist sites including historical and cultural sites like the Zintu museum of Arts and Crafts and the Mundaanga Zoo and Botanical Gardens. The tourists can enjoy the bird watching, walking safaris or canoeing safaris. The Victoria Falls are yet another attraction of Zambia which allures the tourists.
Chennai, May 23 (IANS) German automobile major Daimler AG will start exports of FUSO range of trucks - belonging to Japanese Mitsubishi FUSO Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) - to Sri Lanka out of its plant near here from June, said a senior official near here Thursday.
Lusaka (Zambia), May 15 (IANS) Football authorities in Zambia have cleared four players who had been convicted of match-fixing in Finland so that they can start playing in the local league.
Lusaka (Zambia), May 14 (IANS) The Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) named a 14-member squad for the ICC Africa U-19 World Cup Qualifiers (CWCQ) Division 1 tournament Tuesday.
Gaborone (Bostwana), May 8 (IANS) Botswana's national team coach Stanley Tshosane says he is aiming for glory at the Confederation of Southern Africa Football Association's (COSAFA) regional tournament to be hosted by Zambia from July 6-20.
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Zimbabwe wants Indian firms supplying it generic medicines to produce the drugs locally so that its pharmaceutical sector could grow, the country's helath minister, Henry Madzorera, has said.
London, May 5 (ANI): A man from Zambia has revealed that he was once swallowed by a hippo.
Washington, April 30 (ANI): Many scientists believe that predecessors to dinosaurs missed the race to fill habitats emptied when nine out of 10 species disappeared during Earth's largest mass extinction 252 million years ago.
Washington, Apr. 26 (ANI): Global attitudes regarding domestic violence have changed dramatically during the first decade of the 2000s, according to a new study.
Sydney, Apr 23 (ANI): Come August, and the new poster car for the electric vehicle Venturi VBB-3 will take to the famous Bonneville salt flats, with the aim of shattering its own record.
Gaborone (Bostwana), April 19 (IANS) Botswana is set to play 2012 African champions Zambia in the first round qualifiers of the 2014 African National Championships (CHAN) football tournament.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The coloured gemstones market in India is expected to double to $3.6 billion in the next five years, Gemfields Plc, the world's leading precious stones miner, said Thursday.
Lusaka (Zambia), March 14 (IANS) Zambia's football body has reacted angrily to reports Thursday in the Ghanaian media that Zambia was planning to fix its game against Lesotho.
Sydney, Mar. 14 (ANI): Pakistan has been named as one of the least-friendly nations for tourists, according to a World Economic Forum report.
Lusaka, March 13 (IANS) A pilot died but his co-pilot survived with injuries after their helicopter crash landed in Zambia's capital city of Lusaka Tuesday.
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Boasting of the magnificent Victoria Falls, 20 national parks teeming with wildlife and the host of 20th session of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation General Assembly in August this year, Zambia is positioning itself as the next tourism hotspot in Africa.
Lusaka, Feb 7 (IANS) At least 51 people were killed in Zambia Thursday when the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the southern African country, Xinhua reported.
Lusaka (Zambia), Feb 6 (IANS) The head of Zambia's football governing body Wednesday welcomed the government's decision to bid for hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.
Chandigarh, Jan 31 (IANS) Upgraded to an international crafts fair, the Surajkund Crafts Mela will be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday (Feb 2) in Haryana's Faridabad district, adjoining New Delhi.
Lusaka, Jan 26 (IANS) Zambia's largest emerald producer, Kagem Mining, plans to double production in the next five years as it tries to put the country's emeralds at the forefront of the world's jewellery industry, a senior company official said.
Accra, Dec 21 (IANS) Zambia were named Africa's national football side of the year at the Confederation of African Football awards.
London, Dec. 15 (ANI): World football's governing body FIFA has said that they were unable to check whether claims that an African footballer was the record holder for the most goals scored in a calendar year instead of Argentina star Lionel Messi.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) One?third of children across the globe are concerned about pollution, and over a quarter of children in India want to participate in afforestation activities, a global survey on children's hopes, aspirations and fears revealed Tuesday.
Washington, Nov. 6 (ANI): Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba, who secured the club's first ever European Champions League triumph, is leading the nominations for Africa's Player of the Year award.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) A ship laden with India-made 390 Honda Brio cars set sail for South Africa Thursday, marking the automobile manufacturer's maiden foray into South Africa and the South African Development Community (SADC) countries, an official said here.
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) An Indian-American doctor couple, Drs. Kiran C. and Pallavi Patel, have donated $12 million to the University of South Florida in a new endowment aimed at creating the Patel College of Global Sustainability.
Beijing, Sep 27 (IANS) The rivalry between India and China will "help boost Africa's success", said an article in the state-run Chinese daily that asked whether the "traditional Indian grip" was likely to loosen as Chinese investors run across Africa for opportunities.
Washington, August 30 (ANI): Chimpanzees are not only capable of learning from one another, but they also use this social information to form and maintain local traditions, researchers have found.
Washington, Aug 29 (IANS) Research on chimps never ceases to surprise us -- the latest one, for instance, says that they are not only capable of learning from one another but also use this social information to create and nurture local traditions.
London, Aug. 24 (ANI): An Indian-origin pathologist, who bungled the post-mortem report of a man who died in 2009's G-20 protests in London, has been struck off the United Kingdom's medical register.
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Zambia's envoy to India Thursday hoped that bilateral trade will treble from the current $190 million and also sought Indian investment in her country.
Lusaka (Zambia), Aug 22 (IANS) English Premier League side Queens Park Rangers (QPR) are ready to sign Zambian international striker Emmanuel Mayuka following his splendid performance for both the national team and his Swiss club, the Zambia Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Washington, August 16 (ANI): Certain bioactive components found in human milk are associated with a reduced risk of HIV transmission from an HIV infected mother to her breast-fed infant, researchers say.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Hoping to touch a patriotic chord, private coaching academies are increasingly looking at Indians settled abroad and their children and selling them the idea of taking the civil services exam to serve the motherland as a career bureaucrat.
London, Aug 5 (ANI): British swimming star Rebecca Adlington has revealed that she wants to appear on 'Strictly Come Dancing.'
Accra, July 21 (IANS) Ghana's senior national men's football team, the Black Stars, have lined up an international friendly against China next month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here.
Lusaka, July 20 (IANS) At least nine people, included three children, have been killed and eight others injured in Zambia in a head-on collision of a minibus and truck, Xinhua reported Friday.
Lusaka (Zambia), July 18 (IANS) Zambia will host neighbours Zimbabwe in an international football friendly next month to test the flood lights at its newly-built ultra modern stadium.
London, July 14 (ANI): The Taj Mahal, which is a white marble mausoleum located in the Indian state of Agra, has made it on to CNN's global "27 places to see before you die" list.
Accra (Ghana), July 12 (IANS) Ghanaian international Asamoah Gyan has announced his decision to return to the national team, the Black Stars, after a five-month absence, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said here.
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Syria and Jordan have confirmed participation in the Nehru Cup football tournament in Delhi August 16-26 and the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) is waiting to hear from African powerhouses Cameroon and Nigeria.
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) African nations like Zambia, Ethiopia and Mozambique invited Indian investors to invest in various sectors, especially in agriculture, saying this has the potential to provide food to both Africa and India.
Cape Town, June 20 (IANS) The Interpol seized nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory in an operation involving 14 African countries, including South Africa, it was announced here Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) A true cultural friendship has blossomed between India and Africa with the meeting of traditional African free-flowing performing arts and the structured grammar of Indian classical music and dance at a two-day Africa Festival here.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) A two-day festival of African culture opened at the Kamani Auditorium in the capital Monday with music and dance performances by troupes from Zambia, the Seychelles and Ghana.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Emirates Holidays, the holiday packages arm of Emirates Airlines, Thursday said it has a bullish outlook on its business in Africa from India.
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Emirates Holidays, the holiday packages arm of Emirates Airlines, Thursday reported a bullish outlook on its business in India, saying it expected double digit growth in the current fiscal.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Artistes from as many as five African countries - the Seychelles, Zambia, Sudan, Ghana and Senegal - will bring to India their folklores, dances and music during a two-day Africa Festival in the national capital June 18-19, it was officially announced.
Accra (Ghana), May 19 (IANS) Ghana, quarter-finalists in 2010 FIFA World Cup, have replaced injured forward Albert Adomah with Solomon Asante in the 30-member squad for next month's 2014 World Cup qualifiers against lesotho and Zambia.
Accra (Ghana), May 4 (IANS) The Ghana Football Association (GFA) appointed Maxwell Konadu, coach of local premier side Asante Kotoko, as the assistant coach of the men's senior national football team.
Lusaka, May 4 (IANS) World football governing body FIFA has extended a two-year suspension for nine Zambian football players implicated in a match fixing scandal last year in Finland to apply worldwide until April 5, 2013.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Envoys of twelve nations presented their credentials to the President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Welcoming the envoys of 12 countries, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday said it was very important to work together and have institutions in which the voices from developing countries find expression owing to the global financial crisis and developments in the Euro zone.
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): When male giraffes reach about 9.4 years of age, their once light spots darken to become coal-black, a new study has found.
Madrid, April 12 (IANS) Spain retained first position in the newly-released FIFA rankings but the Netherlands, which were second in March, dropped to fourth, while Germany and Uruguay moved up to the second and third positions, respectively.
Imphal, Apr 6 (ANI): Manipur has launched bicycles made out of bamboo in a bid to introduce green sensibility in the state.
Columbus, Apr 5 (ANI): Internet use will prove to be more effective in countries, that already have some reforms introduced in that direction, a new multinational study has revealed.
London, Feb 12(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is being pursued by several cash-rich clubs as his deal with Chelsea expires at the end of this season.
London, Feb 12(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is being pursued by several cash-rich clubs as his deal with Chelsea expires at the end of this season.
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are required to find and treat individuals with undiagnosed malaria.
Washington, Feb 7 (ANI): As researchers work to eliminate malaria worldwide, new strategies are required to find and treat individuals with undiagnosed malaria.
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): The level of HIV-1 in the blood of an HIV-infected partner is the single most important factor influencing risk of sexual transmission to an uninfected partner, according to a study.
Dehradun, Dec 10(ANI): A batch of 615 cadets from the prestigious Indian Military Academy (IMA) today participated in the customary passing out parade in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
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Washington, Dec.2 (ANI): Former members of the George W. Bush administration (2000-2008) have assailed human rights watchdog Amnesty International for demanding the former president's arrest while he and his family are in Africa.
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Matt Damon is on a mission to improve access to clean water, one of the world's most precious resources in the world.
Washington, Sept 7 (ANI): A new study has found that children who live in households that own at least one insecticide-treated bed net are less likely to be infected with malaria and less likely to die from the disease.
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), May 25 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday assured leaders of African nations about New Delhi's commitment to have strong bilateral ties.
Washington, May 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that a bacterium in mosquitoes kill Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria in humans.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): A three-day international conference on 'Utilization of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) as a model for the protection of traditional knowledge' will begin here on Tuesday.
London, Mar 2 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that chimpanzees can share a joke just like any human and are also capable of sharing a laugh even when they don't find something particularly funny.
London, Feb 8 (ANI): Prince Harry and on-off girlfriend Chelsy Davy apparently clambered into the boot of a car to avoid being pictured together while leaving a private members club last week.
Islamabad, Feb 4 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has told the National Assembly that around 1,786 Pakistanis are imprisoned in 14 countries for various crimes, out of which 761 are imprisoned in Indian jails.
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Scientists have revealed for the first time that female chimpanzees mourn their dead infants.
Washington, Feb.1 (ANI): The Obama administration has sent former ambassador to Egypt Frank Wisner to Cairo to meet with President Hosni Mubarak and other senior officials to gauge the latter's intentions amid the fast-moving events there.
London, Jan 29 (ANI): Margaret Thatcher was one of the strongest women leaders the world has ever seen, but what many do not know is that one of her sources of strength was an eccentric and controversial Indian mystic.
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): A new study by Spanish scientists has revealed that humans are not the only species to prefer to use their right hand-chimpanzees also share the trait.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Experts has suggested that showing relaxing pictures of idyllic scenes and playing out relaxing sounds at a cancer patient's bed can reduce the feeling of pain.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Experts has suggested that showing relaxing pictures of idyllic scenes and playing out relaxing sounds at a cancer patient's bed can reduce the feeling of pain.
London, Oct 20 (ANI): Experts has suggested that showing relaxing pictures of idyllic scenes and playing out relaxing sounds at a cancer patient's bed can reduce the feeling of pain.
New Delhi, Sep (ANI): As many as 850 athletes and officials are expected to arrive in Delhi today to showcase their talent at the 2010 Commonwealth Games from October 3-14.
London, July 18 (ANI): 'Russian spy' Anna Chapman faces claims of involvement in a money-smuggling operation when she was living in the UK.
Johannesburg, July 5(ANI): South African Home Affairs Department has said that the number of foreign visitors entering the country during the World Cup period has now risen to a million.
Washington, June 16 (ANI): A new study by Cochrane Researchers has revealed that women who have intrauterine devices (IUDs) fitted as contraceptives have less chances of becoming pregnant than those who have hormone injections.
Washington, March 17 (ANI): Scientists are urging the treaty panel at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to reject ivory sale by Tanzania and Zambia.
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have suggested that women given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their foetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year after childbirth.
London, Feb 18 (ANI): A study has revealed that the rate of stillbirths in rural areas of six developing countries fell more than 30 percent following a basic training program in newborn care for birth attendants.
Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): Disclosing results of a clinical trial, researchers at Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) have shown that a new vaccine against tuberculosis, Mycobacterium vaccae (MV), is effective in preventing tuberculosis in people with HIV infection.
London, Jan 21 (ANI): Acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2, a new study has found.
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed that stopping breastfeeding early might increase mortality risk in children born to HIV-infected mothers.
Onboard Air India One, Jan.12 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said Tuesday that his visit to the three African states of Zambia, Malawi and Botswana not only reflected the goodwill these countries had with India, but also highlighted their keenness to enhance the level of bilateral cooperation with New Delhi.
Gaborone (Botswana), Jan.10 (ANI): Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, his wife Salma Ansari and some members of the delegation accompanying him on his tri-nation tour of southern Africa, left this morning for Kasane, about 1200 kilometers from here, for a day and night jungle safari and boat cruise.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Zambia's first President, Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda, on Thursday said that during his nearly six-decade-long career in politics, he had been greatly inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, India's Father of the Nation, adding that he had followed with keen interest Gandhi's method of non-violence in the struggle against injustice.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): India and Zambia must aim at a collective effort to give value addition to the over four-decade-long bilateral relationship, said former Zambian President Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda on Thursday.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Former Zambian President Dr. KennethDavid Kaunda on Thursday sought Indian assistance in providing his country with drugs, particularly for combating the HIV-AIDS pandemic effectively.
Lusaka, Jan.7 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari left Zambia from here on Thursday afternoon for Malawi after completing a three-day official visit that included meetings with the Zambian leadership and the signing of several agreements for providing a Line of Credit and a grant to this African nation.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari called on Zambia's first President Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda at the Kabulonga Office here on Thursday morning.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Indian media persons accompanying Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on his three-day visit to Zambia were given an African safari treat on Wednesday afternoon after attending a series of official engagements in capital Lusaka.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.7 (ANI): Visiting Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Wednesday called on his Zambian counterpart George Kunda at the Vice-President's office.
Lusaka (Zambia), Jan.6 (ANI): Expressing confidence about the future of high-level exchanges between India and Zambia, visiting Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday night that bilateral relations have developed in multi-faceted areas, and progress in economic, commercial and technical fields has been praiseworthy.
Onboard Air India One, Jan.5 (ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said he would use his weeklong visit to Zambia, Malawi and Bostwana to emphasize India's intent to "re-engage" with countries in Africa in tune with modern-era requirements and considerations.
