This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Kenneth Kaunda was Zambia's first president. He led his country to independence from Great Britain and ruled Zambia for 27 years. He was often ...

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Then Standard reporter Maina Muiruri interviews former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda in 1994 in Nairobi. [File] When former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda died on Thursday, it stirred memories of ...

President John Mahama on Thursday laid a wreath at the tomb of Zambia’s Founding President, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, in honour of ...

President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives at the Lusaka Show Grounds for the State Funeral of the First President of the Republic of ZambiaFlag of Zambia, Dr Kenneth Kaunda. [PSCU] President Uhuru Kenyatta on ...

Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, will be the first Balfour president to reside and work at Boston University for one year, after being appointed by the Boston University African ...

First there was “Empire Day” in Britain, which was just fine when there was an empire to celebrate. But then the empire began to crumble, so “Commonwealth Day” took its place. Which, in turn, was just ...

Zambia's founding father and former president Kenneth Kaunda was taken to hospital on Sunday, but is said to be in good spirits, the government said. President Michael Sata visited his predecessor in ...

By Iddi Yire, GNA Special Correspondent, Lusaka, ZambiaLusaka, Feb. 06, 2026, GNA – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama has addressed the Zambia National Assembly, reaffirming the strong historical ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and a champion of African nationalism who spearheaded the fights to end white minority rule across southern Africa, has died at the ...