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Zambia turns 50
Zambia – the country its young people fondly call “Zed” – turns 50 in 2014. It was part of the first wave of African countries to gain independence in the 1960s.
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Laura Miti is the head of the Alliance for Community Action in Zambia.
Zambia – the country its young people fondly call “Zed” – turns 50 in 2014. It was part of the first wave of African countries to gain independence in the 1960s.