THE struggle for the political liberation of the African continent in the 1970s and 80s bore a human and financial toll on Zambia. A toll that inevitably won many of our neighbors their independence and freedom. An even deeper toll was borne on the country which sacrificed its wealth and human life to attain freedom and governance as we know it today. Zambia stands among the first African nations to introduce democracy and multiparty politics which ended the one party and so often dictatorial character of those politics in much of Africa. We became the forerunners for multiparty politics and its attendant benefits. Diplomacy in Africa, too, would be incomplete without mentioning Zambia and various interventions to ensure peace in Africa into the 1990s. Zambia has championed political and later economic freedom on the continent of Africa, providing leadership and refuge through the decades. Interestingly, Zambia served as the last chair of the OAU and […]
UNDERSTANDING THE NATIONAL IDENTITY:
