VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says the country currently hosts 93,183 asylum seekers and refugees. The Vice-President further says government spends about US$1,165,718 annually on teachers’ salaries in refugee settlements. Speaking during the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva, Friday, Vice-President Nalumango said Zambia had a rich history of hosting refugees dating back to the 1940s, when the first refugees came into the country from Europe. “My country Zambia has a rich history of hosting refugees dating back to the 1940s, when the first refugees came into the country from Europe. Currently, Zambia hosts 93,183 asylum seekers, refugees, and former Angolan and Rwandan refugees in designated settlements as well as urban areas. Settlements, which are situated in rural areas with limited, and in...

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