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Zambia was colonized by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] and gained its independence in 1964, becoming a [[Non-Aligned Movement|non-aligned]] country.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=The Sun Never Sets: Why Is AFRICOM Expanding in Zambia?|date=2022-05-17|url=https://blackagendareport.com/sun-never-sets-why-africom-expanding-zambia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606192201/https://blackagendareport.com/sun-never-sets-why-africom-expanding-zambia|archive-date=2022-06-06|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref> | Zambia was colonized by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] and gained its independence in 1964, becoming a [[Non-Aligned Movement|non-aligned]] country.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|title=The Sun Never Sets: Why Is AFRICOM Expanding in Zambia?|date=2022-05-17|url=https://blackagendareport.com/sun-never-sets-why-africom-expanding-zambia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606192201/https://blackagendareport.com/sun-never-sets-why-africom-expanding-zambia|archive-date=2022-06-06|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref> | ||
Zambia was crucial for harboring ZANU and ZAPU revolutionaries during the Rhodesian Bush War. Zambia's Cold War legacy was mixed; though its government did cordial relations with the West and Commonwealth of Nations, its foreign policy was often opposed to the West; it even launced a space program in order to expand its influence, though Edward Makuka Nkoloso didn't seem take the project completely seriously, and created the program moreso to boost national pride. Moreover, Zambia aggresively opposed the reactionary and nepotist state of Zaire, and was accused by the Zaireans of harboring the FLNC, a Katangese left-wing opposition group. Zambia also provided diplomatic support to the MPLA against the US-backed and reactionary UNITA. | |||
== AFRICOM == | == AFRICOM == | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 11 November 2025
| Republic of Zambia Zámbézi | |
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| Capital and largest city | Lusaka |
| Official languages | English |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Area | |
• Total | 752,617 km² |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 17,351,708 |
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a country in Southern Africa bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania.
History
Zambia was colonized by the British and gained its independence in 1964, becoming a non-aligned country.[1]
Zambia was crucial for harboring ZANU and ZAPU revolutionaries during the Rhodesian Bush War. Zambia's Cold War legacy was mixed; though its government did cordial relations with the West and Commonwealth of Nations, its foreign policy was often opposed to the West; it even launced a space program in order to expand its influence, though Edward Makuka Nkoloso didn't seem take the project completely seriously, and created the program moreso to boost national pride. Moreover, Zambia aggresively opposed the reactionary and nepotist state of Zaire, and was accused by the Zaireans of harboring the FLNC, a Katangese left-wing opposition group. Zambia also provided diplomatic support to the MPLA against the US-backed and reactionary UNITA.
AFRICOM
In 2012, former U.S. president George Bush visited Zambia to promote U.S. imperialism.[2]
In April 2022, the U.S. government announced that AFRICOM would open an office in Zambia. Emmanuel Zambawa, Zambia’s former representative for the African Union, tried to block U.S. expansion into Zambia[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-05-17). "The Sun Never Sets: Why Is AFRICOM Expanding in Zambia?" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ↑ "Get George Bush out of Zambia!" (2012-07-16). The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-08-14.