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      African ChangeMakers Initiative – Zambia Chapter.

      • Posted by African ChangeMakers Initiative (ACi)
      • Categories Africa, African Changemakers, Press Release, Southern Africa, Success Stories, Women Empowerment, Young Leaders, Youth, Zambia
      • Date 02/19/2020
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      African ChangeMakers-Zambia

      African ChangeMakers Initiative.
      Zambia Chapter.
      African ChangeMakers-Zambia

      Zambia Chapter Home: http://africanchangemakers.org/zambia/

      President Email: zambia@africanchangemakers.org

      John kakandelwaJohn Kakandelwa
      President

      Gwen MtamboGwen Mtambo
      Vice-President

      Nawa SikananuNawa Sikananu
      Secretary

      Nelson ChabotaChabota Miyoba
      Financial Secretary/Treasurer
      RODGERS NYIRONGORodgers Nyirongo
      Event Manager
      Kingsley KwalelaKwaleyela Kingsley
      Welfare Manager

      Msowoyo ChapmanMsowoyo Chapman
      Project Manager

      Nzali TemboNzali Tembo
      Public Relation Officer
      Mwiko MukukaMukuka Mwiko
      Fundraising Manager


      Country Profile

       

      Official Name: Republic of Zambia
      Short Form: Zambia
      Former: Northern Rhodesia
      ISO Country Code: zm, zmb
      Country Calling Code: +260
      Capital City: Lusaka (pop. approx. 1 million)
      Other Cities: Kitwe, Ndola, Livingstone, Kabwe.

      Government

      Type: Republic.
      Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK).
      Constitution: 1991 (amended in 1996 to establish presidential term limits).

      Geography

      Location: Southern Africa, landlocked country east of Angola.
      Area: 752,618 sq. km. (290,585 sq. mi.).
      Terrain: Varies; mostly high plateau savanna with some hills and mountains.
      Climate: Generally dry and temperate, tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (Oct. to April).

      People

      Nationality: Zambian(s).
      Population: 13 million (2010 census).
      Ethnic groups: More than 70 ethnic groups. Main tribes are the Lozi, the Bemba, the Ngoni, the Tonga, the Luda, the Luvale and the Kaonde.
      Religions: Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim, Hindu.
      Languages: English (official), about 70 local languages and dialects, including Bemba, Lozi, Kaonde, Lunda, Luvale, Tonga, and Nyanja.
      Literacy: women: 60.6%; men: 81.6%

      • Natural Resources: Copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower.
      • Agriculture Products: Corn, sorghum, rice, peanuts, sunflower seed, vegetables, flowers, tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, cassava (tapioca), coffee; cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, milk, eggs, hides
      • Industries: Copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture.
      • Exports – commodities: copper/cobalt, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton
      • Exports Partners: China 25.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 13%, South Africa 6.4%, South Korea 4.9%, India 4.3% (2015)
      • Imports – Commodities: machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing
      • Imports Partners: South Africa 34.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.2%, Kenya 9.7%, China 7.3%, India 4.4% (2015)
      • Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMK)

      (Source: Embassy of the Republic of Zambia and others.)

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