President Edgar Lungu says Zambia will continue to cooperate with the American government despite the uncertainties that have emerged from the recently held elections.
Speaking in Morocco when United States Assistant Secretary Bureau of African Affairs Linda Thomas called on him, President Lungu said Zambia and America share a lot of areas of common interest which need to continue.
“I want to assure that we will continue to cooperate with Washington as we have always done and share the friendship on values that we cherish like good governance, human rights and democracy,” he said.
President Lungu said he was happy to learn that the outcome of the USA elections will not result in any major policy shift because most African countries were anxious about the route that the Republications will take.
“Most of us in Africa who are not so conversant with the American electoral system were worried with the change of government and anxious to know where we stand in our bilateral relations and am glad to know that it will be business as usual,” he said.
And Ms Thomas-Greenfield said the election of Donald Trump will not have any major policy change towards Africa.
She stressed that America will continue to work with African countries in all areas of mutual concerns.
She said the practice in America has been such that new governments continue supporting programmes initiated by the losing party.
Ms Greenfield further pointed out that America appreciates Zambia’s role in peace keeping and that Zambian peace keepers have made significant contribution in maintain peace on the Continent.
She disclosed that Zambia will soon be asked to contribute more peace keepers in United Nations missions in Mali and south Sudan.
“I want to mention how much we appreciate Zambia’s engagement in peace keeping, your peace keepers still continue to make major contributions and we will probably be coming to beg you for more as we have security situations particularly in Mali, South Sudan,” she said.
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The Promise of Heaven
The most important aspect of Christianity for the enslaved was the promise of heaven — a promise made by plantation owners. This idea preached the notion that for all the suffering that is done in the physical world, your soul will be preserved and you will experience a hardship-free spiritual life, according to Slave Resistance, A Caribbean Study. What this did for enslaved Black people was give them hope for the future. Converted enslaved people’s belief in heaven allowed some to passively resist their plantation owners and focus on the afterlife. With that belief, all of the beatings and lashings meant nothing because in heaven the enslaved person would be rewarded and the master would be punished.
Today is Thursday, and Edgar is still in Morocco? Is he the master of ceremony there?
Mr.Lungu, please talk on your own behalf…some of us are very conversant with the American electoral system. That you are ignorant on this is your problem.
Worthless news. next.
Some things can even be said without much thought as they are expected Ka “…and share the friendship on values that we cherish like good governance, human rights and democracy,” he said. Ba Lungu sure? sure? Wenye weka weka 🙂
As if he has an option not to cooperate.
Imwe BaVodiga Rungu, you are beggars and which ever of the two US candidates won, your state of beggarhood would not have changed.
Just kneel, beg and get your cut.
We are not impressed with bad disguises of knowledge on your part.
Demand Justice,
Unfortunately when Lungu speaks, he speaks for Zambia and all Zambians including smart alecks like
The question is: “Does Lungu have a choice?” He just has to co-operate. America is good at fixing malcontents.
In the 52yrs we have been independent USA has held about 14 times so to claim that we are not conversant with their electoral process is, to say the least, condescending.
Its not going to be business as usual. Trump has little respect for african despots.
Christian Identity
Origins: Mid-20th Century (origins date to mid-19th Century)
Background: A racist and anti-Semitic religious sect whose adherents believe that white people of European descent are the descendants of the “Lost Tribes” of ancient Israel.
Influential Personalities: Howard Rand, William Cameron, Wesley Swift, Bertrand Comparet, Richard Butler, William Potter Gale, James K. Warner, Sheldon Emry, Dave Barley, Pete Peters
Ideology: Anti-Semitic, racist, conspiratorial
Outreach: Churches, pamphlets, tracts, books, shortwave radio, Web sites Estimated Size: 25,000 to 50,000
Criminal activity: Overall level of criminal activity is high, ranging from hate crimes to acts of terrorism
Christian Identity is a religious ideology popular in extreme right-wing circles…
Religion is a disease
It’s an addiction that gets one so hooked he can’t see the reality of people stealing his wealth, people using him for their own benefit
Africans
Slavery
The Bible
Belief and Beliefs
How can any African identify as a Christian when the Bible was used to support slavery and Christianity was brought by the very same people who exploited and enslaved Africans?
@ Faithless
As much as I do disagree with you about faith, nevertheless I do respect your choice. However, can you do proper research about slavery before making statements which are factually and historically untrue. Otherwise, you do sound like brainwashed zealot.
Master Trump, servant Lungu awaits. Anything you say sir
All religion does is enslave you.
Our President must show more maturity at times like this. We surely must have some foreign policies that guide us. Why should we sound as if we don’t know what we are doing as if we were only born yesterday after over 50 years of independence!!!!????? Is it this reverse thingy??!!
” and am glad to know that it will be business as usual,” Lungu said.
Now, that is a very dull assertion to make with with a loose cannon like Trump. Every normal thinking Country around the World, including giant China, is shifting gears to brace for change. What business as usual?
President Elect Donald Trump will be one of America’s greatest leaders as he says what he means and does what he says!
I think Donald Trump speaks for the average American who are tired of bureaucracy and establishment cronism!
Ba Lsk Times please remove that unflattering picture of the soon to be leader of the Free World!
DT is very much like the late Great MCS, both with real estate backgrounds, MCS embarked on infrastructure projects which DT intends to do! Both used the clinched fist as their hand symbol! God bless Donald Trump!
Hehehehe please Ba Vision Trump was GIVEN over USD 1 Million to start his Business ….please note “Given” ….. Meanwhile your MCS had nothing and built his wealth from Government coffers. Infrastructure projects I can assure you in USA will not be done same as here the US is administered in a more responsible and accountable manner …you wont have an “RDA” under the Presidents office….Don’t flatter MCS let him rest in peace
@Shameless USD 1 million loan from his father and paid back five times more!
@9.1 chi shameless….
.hahahha jealous pali ba SATA. tell us what your pathetic poverty stricken father has done in his life and for zambia
This Trump is a racists *****!
Its a misconception and I would like to correct it that DT (Donald Trump) is racist, DT is NOT A RACIST!
Most statements online attributed to DT are lies and as usual fools believe lies!
DONALD TRUMP IS NOT A RACIST!
Is Trump ready to cooperate with you???????????????????????????????????????????????
Trump will not cooperate with lazy but corrupt African leaders
Hahahaha you think US cares about Zambia or its us want aid from US? Even if you said congrats DT its wont even reach his ears, it end with Ambassadors in Lusaka.
Thank God I am not part of this crap you are talking about the so called religion. God never wanted a religion He wants a personal relationship with his children. After all religion is may search of God that is why if you don’t know the truth, you will be deceived and believe in a lie. So many things has been twisted.
You are very right,my bro
on values that we cherish such as good governance, democracy bla bla bla…he’s closing all the independent press and stifling all freedom of expression…
But His Excellency President Lungu is not being fair. Wasn”t it president (small p and no excellency) Hakainde who congratulated Donald Trump first? Or you mean to say that HH’s message was only delivered to the Zambian media? Not even to the American ambassador you say?
Mr. President, just so you know Mr. Trump, will not be so ready to co-operate with a lot of African Countries. He more than happy for working with the CHINESE Government. And sure he will push for trade between the Chinese and African countries. He is least interested in African countries, Am sure you heard what he said about Africans and their leadership. .AFRICA ARE LAZY,GOOD AT SEX,THEFT “From the government to opposition, they only qualify to be used as case study wherever bad examples are required. He further said Africans are stealing from their own governments and go to invest money in foreign countries, And that they are ENEMIES OF PROGRESS. Content derived from WORLD NEWS, TUESDAY,OCTOBER 27,2015.. And am sure MR. TRUMP WILL NOT TAKE HIS WORDS BACK.. We wait for 20th JAN,2017,…
@kachana banda, get your facts correct and you will know that President Donald Trump never said those words about Africa and Africans, ignorance is truelly a sin!
A lot of false news on what Trump said has sadly been spreading on the net. The BBC recently ran an article on what Trump didn’t say and that false statement you’ve mentioned about him calling Africans lazy was one of the lies.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOT A RACIST!
Anyway all the best of luck to you Mr.President Lungu and the people of Zambia….
Let Trump start with demanding for democratic elections in Africa and kick out Mugabe and Museveni who have brought nothing but held their people hostage to progress. I don’t like Trump but he unlike Obama can remove some of these people that win elections in very questionable ways
Only a fool would think Trump would care anything about a small landlocked country that is copper dependent. This guy is a racist bigot, why would he give to hoots to whatever Dununa Lungu has to say? A black guy that won another dodgy African election in a country without oil, gold or diamonds…really now. Trump will care for Nigeria and a few other African countries and we all know why. Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and the rest…..just forget it. You are in crap for the next four years.
That a president of an English speaking country that has now receaved trillion of dollars of aid from the USA doesn’t not understand their electoral system and even openly admits it is very worrying. Mr President, please define for me democracy
@ 2020vision, Thank you for your honourable sentiments, Mr.Trump’s Racial sentiments and beliefs are awaited to be seen.. I strong believe that for the people of AMERICA to vote him in, then his good for us. Take heart, MR.TRUMP is a POWERFUL BUSINESSMAN WHO IS VERY VOCAL, HE KNOWS WHAT HE NEEDS AND GOES OUT AND GETS IT. VERY STRONG WILLED MAN. Am sure his PRESIDENCY AND HOW HE HANDLES AFRICAN COUNTRIES WILL BE A WALK IN THE PARK. AS IT IS JUST BUSINESS. AND WE ALL KNOW HE HATES FAILING WHICH IS WHY HE NEVER FAILS. As for the facts, i dont need to look again, i already wrote the source for you CONTENT DERIVED from WORLD NEWS, TUESDAY,OCTOBER 27,2015.. Just read it, am not the reporter.. And yes you are right, dont believe all that you read and see on the world wide web. SO ONLY TIME…
PEOPLE of America voted for Clinton. Check your facts. Trump won “Electoral College” vote.
SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL. Mr. 2020 VISION. Good day
we have a khaki pen for a head of state,Zambia in the sun, any way welcome!!!!!!!!!
The President , like Shinzo Abel meeting Present elect Trump now , was merely trying to show that he is not sure how trump would react to most of the policies favorable to Zambia in trades and relation since his reelection not the elections as per say
It’s clear for all who support and partner with the US that there appears there is no one who is sure about how the election of trump will have in the offering for many markets Stakes are high in Trump’s for most major world leaders who would want assurance from trump and most like president lungu would want the best for Zambia first meeting with a foreign leader
There talks of the trying to…
major trade deals amongst the global world leaders which is normal with trump who is yet to announce his foreign policy in affirmative The announcement by trump affecting the markets we trade in and are exposed with also have the trickle to Us as Zambia markets like China and the brics The hope is to have more engagements and still retain the most
You have the TTP that is at the core and the new thinking in the regional comprehensive economic partnership that takes china and impliedly affect Zambia’s exposure The president is correct like abe to have an early meeting He could do better with a consolidated follow-up with trump to ensure we get the best…
The question is: “Does Lungu have a choice?” He just has to co-operate. He knows how America fixes those who decide not to co-operate.
Do we have a Choice Mr President?
Trump and Brexit in the Uk came from the same leaf of lies and feeding on disgruntled bigot members of society who blame all societal problems on others but themselves. I know what Trump said and what he stands for. It amazes me that just because he won the elections, some people are now falling over themselves to be his apologists. You cannot ‘normalise’ the Trump presidency. Trump and other right wing power aspirants that he has given impetus to, are taking the world backwards – tilting on the brink of the fascism of yesteryear.
In terms of individual votes, by the way, Clinton actually got more than Trump. Its sad that in this time and age, lies and electrol systems can still propel the kind of men and women we don’t need, into power.
Does America even know us please. There has never been any sitting American president coming to Zambia. sitting Zimbabwean presidents coming daily
What is the connection between your religion and Trump?
Lungu just deceiving himself by trusting an outgoing USA govt envoy.
Trump wishes to get rid of African dictators. He wants to , J Africans under dictators like him in Zambia. Wishful thinking by the chief pfool.
Wait for Jan 20 and see how things will be.
Coming to religion topic, it is the relationship between you and your god, cold, gold, or God that matters. Believing in anything is your choice.
You can be a Christian by a spiritual call, human call or by association (human will). Do you have any revelation of what christianity is? God appears and reveals himself to whoever he wishes. Romans 9. Effects of your actions Job 35, John 6:44, John 10.
Sir, Zambia has nothing in common with the USA in respect to good governance. Just look at your recent election, if we can even call it an election. Then look at freedom of expression and media freedom. You have turned Zambia into a dystopia.