About Zambia
Zambia sits on a high plateau in south-central Africa. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Republic of Tanzania, to the north and north-east, Malawi and Mozambique, to the east and south-east, Zimbabwe and Botswana, to the south, and Namibia and Angola, to the west. Zambia is a fertile country with many mineral reserves.
Region
Population
18.38m (2022)
Area
752,614 sq. km
High Commissioner
Her Excellency Ms. Macenje Mazoka
Capital
Lusaka
Joined Commonwealth
1964 following independence from Britain
Top Exports
Episode guests
Baroness Dambisa Moyo
Economist and Author
Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo is an economist and author who has written books, including four New York Times Bestsellers: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (2009), How the West Was Lost: Fifty Years of Economic Folly – And the Stark Choices that Lie Ahead (2011), Winner Take All: China’s Race for Resources and What It Means for the World (2012), Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It (2018), and How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World (2021).
Dambisa was named to the list of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World; has published in the Financial Times, WSJ, Barrons, Harvard Business Review and has travelled to 71 countries. In her spare time, she runs marathons, practices Pilates and is an amateur boxer.
