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  Zambia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Zambia's politics takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Zambia is both head of state and head of government in a pluriform multi-party system.
Zambia is drained by two major river basins: the Zambezi River basin, in the south; and the Congo River basin, in the north.
Zambia's population is comprised of about seventy-two Bantu-speaking ethnic groups but almost 90% of Zambians belong to the nine main ethnolinguistic groups: the Bemba, Nyanja-Chewa, Tonga, Tumbuka (spoken in the Eastern Province and eastern part Nothern Province), Lunda, Luvale, Kaonde, Nkoya and Lozi.
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 Ethnologue report for Zambia
Eastern, along Luangwa River (Bisa), and southwest (Lala), Northern, Central, and Eastern provinces.
[lam] 214,000 in Zambia (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk).
Eastern Province, Chipata District, Kapata Township, and Katete District.
www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Zambia   (1177 words)

  
 Introduction
Eastern Province is worst affected with, according to the Veterinary Department of Zambia, approximately two hundred thousand cattle at risk from the disease.
The aim of this study was to assess the extent and the significance of trypanocidal drug resistance in Eastern Province of Zambia.
Antibody-ELISA seroprevalence of bovine trypanosomosis in the Eastern Province of Zambia.
www.angelfire.com /vi/vincent/DR0804.htm   (3672 words)

  
 About Zambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Zambia derived its name from the Zambezi River, which rises in the northwest corner of the country and forms its southern boundary.
Zambia houses a population of just over 10 million people of which 1/5 live in the capital city, Lusaka, while the another 1/5 on the Copperbelt region (north), leaving huge tracts of uninhabited land in many parts, resulting in Zambia having one of the smallest land to person ratio in Africa.
Zambia is a country of tremendous diversity- ethnically, racially, linguistically and religiously.
carezambia.org /zambia.asp   (255 words)

  
 Dimbas in Dambos: Village Gardens of Eastern Zambia - Mwizenge S. Tembo
But be assured that in Zambia most well-cooked foods, especially nshima, are clean, as is water from faucets, taps, or concrete wells in rural areas.
The dimba (family garden) is perhaps the most important source of fresh fruit, vegetables, and small cash crops among the rural communities of Zambia's Eastern Province.
In eastern Zambia, dambos cover an estimated three to four million hectares (1.62 million acres).
www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1994/june/Sa12019.htm   (395 words)

  
 Zambia, Africa - Africa - Travel Guide and Tourist Information
Zambia is a landlocked country located between the southern rim of the Zaire Basin and the Zambezi River.
Zambia has land borders with Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to the southeast, Botswana and Namibia to the south, Angola on the west and Zaire to the northwest.
Plateau land in the northeastern and eastern regions is broken by the low-lying Luangwa River., and in the western half by the Kafue River.
www.africaguide.com /country/zambia/index.htm   (310 words)

  
 ZAMBIA, Landmine Monitor Report 1999
Zambia is not a party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons or its amended Protocol on landmines.
Zambia is not a known producer or exporter of landmines.
The Zambia Red Cross also reports that the clearing of the road to Shangombo in Western Province in 1996 was done by a commercial firm, using a bulldozer and grader.
www.icbl.org /lm/1999/zambia.html   (1920 words)

  
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But a surviving drawing of an eland at Katolola in the Eastern Province suggests that this art was more than decorative, that it had a ritual or religious meaning: it has been shown in South Africa that this animal was sacred to the Late Stone Age people there.
Beside the influence brought to bear on Zambia by the Swahili and the Portuguese, the effects of the Dutch (and subsequent British) colonisation of the Cape and its hinterland from 1652 onwards would also be felt.
Even in Zambia did not contain much mineral wealth - an important consideration for BSAC shareholders - the territory had to be occupied of only to prevent the Portuguese from winning their age-old claim to the area.
www.thezambian.com /history   (4759 words)

  
 FIELD TESTING OF AQUACULTURE IN EASTERN PROVINCE, ZAMBIA
The consequences of this history of labour migration for Eastern Province can be seen in the present composition of the population, as illustrated by Table 1.
Of the 39% female-headed households in Eastern Province Rural, 51% is legal (which is 20% of all the households).
In Zambia the emergent farmers are geographically concentrated along the line-of-rail and in the Eastern Province.
www.fao.org /docrep/005/AC988E/AC988E09.htm   (3192 words)

  
 Zambia travel guide - Wikitravel
The most famous of Zambia's festivals, this is the ceremonial migration of the Lozi king (litunga) from his dry season abode at Lealui to his wet season palace at Limulunga.
Zambia's main international gateway is Lusaka, which has direct flights to London on British Airways and good regional connections.
In practice, yellow fever is not a problem in Zambia anymore, except perhaps in the extreme west along the Congolese borders.
wikitravel.org /en/Zambia   (4898 words)

  
 WFP - Zambia
The Southern Province is the worst affected, with an estimated 60 percent of the people needing relief food.
This year, large parts of the same provinces were hit by erratic rains and long dry spells at a crucial growing stage, exacerbating an already precarious situation.
Zambia has one of the lowest population densities in the region, and thus distances to markets are greater than neighbouring countries.
www.wfp.org /newsroom/in_depth/Africa/sa_zambia020705.htm   (970 words)

  
 ZAMBIA , Landmine Monitor Report 2005
Zambia completed destruction of its stockpile of 3,345 antipersonnel mines in October 2004 and is retaining a further 3,346 mines for training.
Zambia developed a five-year plan for mine action (2005-2009), although the objective is to be mine-free by 2007.
Central Province (Mkushi, Serenje and Mboroma), Eastern Province (Nyimba, Katete and Petauke) and Southern Province (Siavonga, Kalomo, Siamaponda and Chipepo).
www.icbl.org /lm/2005/zambia.html   (2868 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Zambia: Eastern Province Anglican Church Fights Malaria (Page 1 of 2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Eastern Province health director, Fabian Kabulubulu, also shared the same sentiments that malaria remains one of the major public problems in the province responsible for most hospital outpatients' visits, admissions and deaths.
Zambia like many other countries in Africa have been implementing the Roll back malaria strategy phase one from 2001 to 2005 and this year marks the begining of phase two.
Anglican Diocese of Eastern Zambia Bishop, William Muchombo, said at the launch that the Church thought of assisting the Government in combating the killer disease - malaria to show that the problem should not be left to the Government alone.
allafrica.com /stories/200611250093.html   (802 words)

  
 Southern Africa: Zambia
The food-supply situation in Zambia continues to be tight and is raising the prospect of severe food shortages and hunger among as many as 3 million people -- nearly a third of the total population.
The maize crop in Southern and Western provinces is almost entirely failed; most farmers predicted harvests of 1 to 3 percent of a reasonably good year.
The food-supply situation in Zambia continues to be tight and is raising the prospect of severe food shortages and hunger among as many as 3 million people -- nearly a third of the total population -- in the coming months.
www.care.org /newsroom/specialreports/southernafrica/zambia.asp   (1164 words)

  
 Eastern Province (Zambia) - Wikitravel
The Eastern Province of Zambia is, arguably, the least developed.
However, Eastern Province is notorious for failing to support former President Frederick Chiluba in either of his bids for office.
The Chewa people in Eastern Zambia are referred to as "Nyanja" speaking because when they arrived in Eastern Zambia they commonly used the praise term "Ife a ku Nyanja", meaning "We people of the lake".
wikitravel.org /en/Eastern_Province   (304 words)

  
 Drug delivery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Trypanosomosis is an acute economical constraint for cattle breeding in Eastern Province of Zambia.
The high pressure of trypanosomosis (Sinyangwe et al., 1999), the slow evolution of the disease and the obvious and impressive emaciation of chronically infected cattle are probably the reasons for the high demand in trypanocidal drugs.
A drug distribution network in Eastern Province was desperately missing; therefore a Drug Delivery System (DDS) was initiated in 1990.
www.icptv.org /Newsletters/Newsletter2/Drug_delivery.html   (644 words)

  
 Eastern Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eastern Province and East Province may refer to the following places:
Roman and Byzantine Greece Greece as an eastern province of Roman Empire
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_Province   (99 words)

  
 Zambia
Although a cease-fire is currently in effect, the DRC is not yet stable and uncontrolled militias operate in the eastern DRC.
Credit card fraud is increasing in Zambia and there have been several cases involving fraudulent charges, including some at major hotels catering primarily to foreign visitors.
Service providers in Zambia, including the tourism sector, are not subject to the same standards of safety oversight that exist in the United States; visitors should evaluate risks carefully.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1062.html   (2450 words)

  
 Zambia
Zambia had been heralded as a model for democracy in Africa after a peaceful transfer of power in November 1991, when the MMD and its leader Frederick Chiluba gained a landslide victory over President Kenneth Kaunda and his UNIP party.
Free political activity in Zambia was further restricted in 1973, when the constitution was amended to increase the powers of the president and to introduce a one-party state.
The chairperson of the Zambia Civic Education Association, Lucy Sichone, claims her Association has established that Chinula was taken to Malawi without immigration formalities being completed and that the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lilongwe (Malawi) holds documentary proof that Chinula is a Zambian.
hrw.org /reports/1996/Zambia.htm   (17898 words)

  
 Bright Hope   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Zambia is the hardest hit country for AIDS on the continent.
Kamatipa, a small rural village of several hundred located in northern Zambia, is home to many orphans who are in grave need of food, clothing, bedding and assistance with school fees.
In Zambia, the Gospel Literature Outreach (GLO) is one project that helps Bright Hope empower its pastors so they can better address the needs of their communities.
www.brighthope.org /countrytop.asp?countryid=10   (680 words)

  
 The History of Zambia
earth from the Lower Zambezi River in Southern Zambia to the headwaters of the River Jordan in Egypt, is now known to be one of the cradles of the human race, and Zambia’s present population lives on lands that have been inhabited by our forebears for almost uncountable aeons.
Archaeologists have established that in the northern African Rift Valley, the civilizing process got underway at least 3 million years ago, and crude stone implements, similar to some of that age found in Kenya, have also been found beside the Zambezi river.
But in the '90's there was been a cooling in relations with the donors amid negative perceptions of constitutional tinkering ahead of the November 1996 elections, which prevented former president Kenneth Kaunda from standing as a presidential candidate.
www.zambiatourism.com /travel/hisgeopeop/history.htm   (4842 words)

  
 Jagoda Gem Centre - Zambia
Today Zambia is one of the world's leading producers of fine Emerald.
The pegmatite occurrence in the Eastern Province of Zambia has produced some very fine crystals good size and colour.
Although large quantities of Pyrope are found in Zambia only some have the intensity of colour we demand for our jewellery.
www.jagodagems.com /zambiasminerals.htm   (1756 words)

  
 Fertilizer use on smallholder farms in Eastern Province, Zambia
Fertilizer has been used in significant amounts in Eastern Province, Zambia on local as well as hybrid maize at a time when fertilizer use and agricultural production have slumped in the rest of Zambia.
Fertilizer Use on Smallholder Farms in Eastern Province, Zambia, Research Report 94, by Dayanatha Jha and Behjat Hojjati, looks in detail at farmers' practices in Eastern Province and at how farmers make decisions on whether to use fertilizer, how much to apply, and on what crops.
The study also considers the role that fertilizer plays in the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture that is, from producing enough food to feed the farmer's family to having a surplus that can be sold.
ideas.repec.org /p/fpr/resrep/94.html   (379 words)

  
 FIELD TESTING OF AQUACULTURE IN EASTERN PROVINCE, ZAMBIA
The mode of work is to deal with identified problems for aquaculture development in small pilot projects, the results of which are intended to be applied in larger scale national development programmes/projects.
The pilot project in Eastern Province, Zambia, one of the activities of ALCOM (Aquaculture for Local Community Development Programme), was intended to develop and demonstrate a methodology for the introduction of small-scale aquaculture in rural communities through a participatory approach.
There are few existing fish ponds in Eastern Province, and therefore not much is known about the advantages to women of owning fish ponds.
www.fao.org /docrep/005/AC988E/AC988E00.htm   (747 words)

  
 EDC Feature Articles: Community Development in Zambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
There are small community radio stations throughout Zambia that serve a critical role in disseminating information to the public and organizing community activities.
In Zambia’s Eastern Province, EDC is partnering with two stations: Radio Breeze in Chipata and Radio Chikaya in Lundazi.
During Year One, EDC has implemented the ZCR Project in Eastern Province, selected because of its proximity to Malawi and Mozambique, a trans-border area with increased risk of migration of HIV infection.
main.edc.org /Newsroom/features/zambia_radio.asp   (1015 words)

  
 CRWRC - Zambia
While Zambia is a beautiful land – home to the largest waterfall in the world, beautiful lakes, and amazing wildlife – it is also struggling under the burden of poverty.
Currently, there are two CBI groups in Zambia -- one in the city of Chipata (about 65 members) and one in the city of Lusaka (about 45 members).
Tim and Andrea live in Chipata, the Provincial Capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia, with their two children Austin (4) and Jordan (2).
www.crwrc.org /development/esamt/zambia.html   (1119 words)

  
 ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies
Minga hospital is situated in Petauke district in the eastern province of Zambia.
Minga is a rural village situated in the North-Eastern province of Zambia.
The mission hospital is located 4 km off the main Great Eastern Road, 34 km from district capital Petauke, 55 from of Nyimba, 250 km from Chipata and approximately 400 from Lusaka.
www.reliefweb.int /rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-6MHNDL?OpenDocument   (807 words)

  
 allAfrica.com: Zambia
Zambia is grappling with the growing problem of thousands of child-headed homes, created by one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world.
MUNICIPAL councils in Zambia have for so long been the reference point for public sector lethargy, maladministration and plain incompetence.
For the first time, Zambia's science journalists will be recognised by fellow scientists and policymakers for their role in promoting science and technology in the country.
www.allafrica.com /zambia   (806 words)

  
 DFID | Case Study | Making reproductive rights a reality in Zambia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In Zambia, HIV prevalence is over 15% and rates among young women are up to four times higher than among men.
At puberty, girls in the Eastern Province of Zambia are traditionally guided by alangazi, initiation advisers who train them to be 'good wives', which includes how to please their husbands sexually and submit to their wishes.
The alliance's current programme in Eastern Zambia - supported by a Partnership Programme Agreement with DFID, is reducing the spread of HIV and impact of AIDS through increased community action on - and access to - prevention, care and impact mitigation efforts.
www.dfid.gov.uk /casestudies/files/africa/zambia-alliance.asp   (649 words)

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