Word: commonwealth
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...close of the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka, Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda and his wife Betty dined with Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis. As the evening ended in a glow of good feeling, Kaunda observed: "Let us hope God acts quick." Replied Thatcher, buoyant over her diplomatic successes: "I don't know about God, but the British Prime Minister will certainly act quick...
...sense of urgency shared by the two leaders arose from their need to gain rapid acceptance of the new Commonwealth plan for bringing undisputed majority rule to Zimbabwe Rhodesia. In a spirit close to euphoria the British government and the African "frontline" states struck a deal a week ago that offers the possibility of ending seven years of civil war in the country. But so far, at least, the participants on both sides of the Rhodesian struggle have remained as intransigent as ever...
...responsibility for bringing it about. In fact, she and her Cabinet colleagues had worked out the Tory government's African position before the conference began. But by publicly announcing it at the Lusaka summit, in response to African demands, she made it seem as though she had heeded Commonwealth views...
While delegates to the Commonwealth Conference in Lusaka enjoyed the best of everything, police in Livingstone, 200 miles to the southwest, were dispersing rioting crowds with tear gas and baton charges after lines of people waiting to buy soap and cooking oil got out of hand. In Lusaka itself, laundry soap and detergents were in short supply; toilet paper and cheese were unavailable; and milk chocolate had become a rare luxury. A Lusaka car rental firm is in danger of closing because it cannot get spare parts. The nation's inflation rate is running at about...
...southern Africa conflict. But the embarrassing truth is that white-ruled South Africa is now Zambia's main lifeline to the world. The red carpet used to greet vips at Lusaka International Airport was made in the hated land of apartheid; many of the delicacies served at the Commonwealth banquets also came from there. For Zambia, the Tazara Railway, built by the Chinese to open up a land link from Zambia through Tanzania to the Indian Ocean, is almost a writeoff. The railway works, but the port of Bares Salaam cannot cope with the tonnage of copper that Zambia...