The Zambians have legitimate reasons for sending weapons to the Angolan border, where their soldiers patrol.
State companies have closed, unemployment has soared, less than one-fifth of Zambians have electricity in their homes, and exports have slumped.
In Zambia for instance, it used to be that Zambians had to hold 51% of any business operating in the nation.
Some Zambians get round this by suggesting that he could perhaps have been one of the bombers, blasted by his own device.
Early on in the game it was Nigeria who dominated possession, but once the Zambians settled they were rarely second to the ball.
Zambians may have to tighten their belts, no matter who wins.
The two college friends were impressed by the hospitality of Zambians but also witnessed first-hand the economic hardship that many of the country's people were suffering.
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Voting in proper elections can be exhilarating as Zambians showed when they threw out Mr Kaunda but democracy demands more than the casting of a ballot once every five years.
Zambians are faced with a choice of 11 presidential candidates.
Senegal's teenage striker Babacar Gueye scored after 20 minutes, and though the young Zambians created a host of second half chances, they were unable to convert any of them.
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Zambians fret about an invasion by Chinese, whose numbers in Africa are said to be between 80, 000 to 400, 000, many in oil-rich countries such as Sudan, Nigeria and Angola.
The BBC's Musonda Chibamba in Lusaka says many Zambians doubt that he will be able to do so and want concrete information on how soon the leadership vacuum can be filled.
The Zambians beat the Sudanese to progress to the semi finals - the only southern African team left in the tournament, following Botswana's hammering at the hands of Guinea by six goals to one.
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