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Zambezi
(Encyclopedia)Zambezi zămbēˈzē [key], river, c.1,700 mi (2,740 km) long, rising in NW Zambia, S central Africa, and flowing in an S-shaped course generally E through E Angola, along the Zambia-Zimbabwe border, ...Chingola
(Encyclopedia)Chingola chĭng-gōˈlä [key], city, N central Zambia. It is a copper-mining center, located on ...Banda, Hastings Kamuzu
(Encyclopedia)Banda, Hastings Kamuzu kämo͞oˈzo͞o bänˈdə [key], 1902?–97, African political leader, president of Malawi (1966–94). A son of peasants, he received a medical degree in the United States and ...Lungu, Edgar Chagwa
(Encyclopedia)Lungu, Edgar Chagwa, 1956–, Zambian political leader. Trained as a lawyer, he entered politics as a member of the United Party for National Development (UPND), then switched to the Patriotic Front (...Livingstone
(Encyclopedia)Livingstone, city (1990 est. pop. 82,218), S Zambia, near the Zambezi River, which forms the border with Zimbabwe. It is an industrial, commercial, and transportation center. Manufactures include clot...Bangweulu
(Encyclopedia)Bangweulu –wēōˈlō [key], lake and swamps, c.3,800 sq mi (9,840 sq km), NE Zambia. The lake is c.50 mi (80 km) long and 25 mi (40 km) wide. Commercial fishing is pursued in the lagoons of the swa...Beira, city, Mozambique
(Encyclopedia)Beira bāyˈrä [key], city, capital of Sofala province, E central Mozambique, a seaport on t...Tanganyika, Lake
(Encyclopedia)Tanganyika, Lake, second largest lake of Africa, c.12,700 sq mi (32,890 sq km), E central Africa on the borders of Tanzania, Congo (Kinshasa), Zambia, and Burundi. It is c.420 mi (680 km) long and up ...Guebuza, Armando Emílio
(Encyclopedia)Guebuza, Armando Emílio ärmänˈdo͞o əmēˈlyo͝o gābo͞oˈzä [key], 1943–, Mozambican business executive and politician, president of Mozambique (2005–15). A longtime supporter of the indep...Caprivi Strip
(Encyclopedia)Caprivi Strip tsĭpˈfəl [key] [Ger. Zipfel=tip, point], region, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Namibia, bordered on the N by Angola and Zambia and on the S by Botswana. It is name...Browse by Subject
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