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Zambia

Associated staff and scholars: Irene Katungu Maboshe, Mary Mutinta Manzole, Tutu Matilda Malamamfumu, Richard Mwanza, Phillip Kamphilikwe Kaluba, George C. Daka, Benne Erasto Banda, Chala Tumelo, Benne Erasto Banda, Hamish Neill,

Zambia, a country with considerable copper resources, gained its independence from Britain in 1964. Zambia’s population numbers almost 11.7-million people. According to the AIDS charity Avert, one in every six adults in Zambia is living with HIV and life expectancy at birth has fallen to just 42 years. For more information, visit the official Zambia site.