Title page
Contents
Summary 3
Introduction 4
Zambia's international relations and economic diplomacy 6
External powers' activities and engagements in Zambia 18
Conclusion 31
About the author 33
Acknowledgments 33
Figure 1. Benefits of membership to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), 2022 15
Figure 2. FDI stock by source, 2020-21 20
Figure 3. Zambian annual arms imports by source (2000-21) 29
Figure 4. Zambian total arms imports by source (2000-21) 29
Boxes
Box 1. Zambia's post-independence foreign policy 5
Box 2. Hichilema's mining vision for Zambia and the region 23
Maps
Map 1. Transport corridors in Southern Africa 17