The Republic of Zambia made a peaceful transition to independence from Britain in October 1964. Fifty years later, as the country marks its Golden Jubilee, BBC Africa looks back at Zambia's first ...

Zambia celebrates 47 years of independence from former colonial power Britain today (Monday). “There are a lot of expectations and the renewal of patriotism, something that we saw slipping away ...

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (front) attends a ceremony marking the 58th Independence Day anniversary in Lusaka, Zambia, Oct. 24, 2022. Zambia on Monday marked the 58th anniversary of its ...

Kaufman Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and a founding patriarch of African independence who kept his grip on power for 27 years before enduring ... Getty Images Mr. Kaunda espoused ...

Lusaka — AS Zambia approaches its thirty-ninth independence anniversary, ordinary Zambians must ask themselves what kind of independence did they dream of on the eve of October 24, 1964?

He is the first president elected from the liberal opposition United Party for National Development, having stood for the post a number of times before ... Zambia declares support for the ...