#lozi

[folkfashion]

Lozi man, Zambia, by Victoria Kelly

[cecilpalmersfannypack]

Contemporary Living Room - Library Living room library - mid-sized contemporary open concept medium tone wood floor and beige floor living room library idea with white walls, no fireplace, a plaster fireplace and no tv

[folkfashion]

Lozi woman, Zambia, by Lukuta Malcolm Munyaza

[as-the-stars-foretold]

fish n shiny! :000

:D I will absolutely help you rearrange your room. and thank you for hydration reminder

FRIENDS!! and yes we should totally steal a shopping cart. theft is condoned when its funny /hj

[folkfashion]

Lozi men, Zambia, by Franck Vogel

[gwendolynlerman]

Separatist and irredentist movements in the world

Caprivi Strip

Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge

Region: Caprivi Strip, Namibia

Ethnic group: Lozi

Goal: independence

Date: 1994-present

Political parties: Caprivi African National Union

Militant organizations: Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA)

Current status: inactive

History

1485 - the Portuguese arrive in Namibia

1884 - Namibia becomes a German colony

1890 - Germany acquires the Caprivi Strip from the United Kingdom

1994 - the CLA is formed

1999 - CLA insurrection

2002 - the Itengese nation declares the independence of the Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge

Germany acquired the Caprivi Strip to annex it to German South West Africa (present-day Namibia) and gain access to a route to the Zambezi River and German East Africa (present-day Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania). However, the river proved unnavigable and the Germans lost interest in the territory.

In the late 20th century, the Caprivi Strip became part of a territorial dispute between Botswana and Namibia. In 1999, the International Court of Justice ruled that an island that Sedudu Island, adjacent to the Caprivi Strip, belonged to Botswana.

The Caprivi Liberation Army was created in 1994 with the goal of self-rule for Caprivi. Five years later, it launched several attacks against government forces, to which the government responded with violence and repression.

In 2002, the Itengese nation severed ties with Namibia and declared the independence of the Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge, which has not been recognized by any government.

Lozi people

The Lozi people or Barotse consists of more than 46 ethnic groups that inhabit Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They speak Lozi, a Bantu language of the Atlantic-Congo family.

There are around 3.6 million Lozi. Their society is highly stratified, with a monarch at the top, but they are not separated into clans.

Vocabulary

Barotse - people of the plain

Itenge - Caprivi Strip

Litunga - keeper of the earth; king

Murotse - person

Namibia ye Lukuluhile - Republic of Namibia

Silozi - Lozi language

[gwendolynlerman]

Separatist and irredentist movements in the world

Barotse

Proposed state: Kingdom of Barotseland

Region: Western Province, Zambia; parts of Angola, Botswana, and Zimbabwe

Ethnic group: Lozi/Barotse

Goal: independence

Date: 2012-present

Political parties: Barotse Freedom Movement (BFM), Linyungandambo, Movement for the Restoration of Barotseland

Militant organizations: Barotse National Freedom Alliance (BNFA)

Current status: de iure independence

History

1890 - the Kingdom of Barotseland signs the first trade concession with the British South Africa Company

1899 - the United Kingdom declares a protectorate over Barotseland

1964 - Barotseland Agreement

1991 - the Barotseland Agreement is declared to be abrogated

2012 - declaration of independence

The Kingdom of Barotseland is thought to have been founded by Queen Mbuywamwambwa over 500 years ago. It was then conquered by the Kololo people from Lesotho.

After diamonds were discovered in the territory, the Barotse started trading with Europe and then signed a trade agreement with a British company. In 1899, the United Kingdom proclaimed a protectorate over Barotseland.

The Barotseland Agreement 1964 established the position of Barotseland within the newly independent Zambia and granted significant autonomy to the former kingdom. However, that same year, the Zambian government introduced legislation that abrogated most of the powers given to Barotseland by the agreement.

For that reason, the Lozi people have repeatedly expressed their wish to secede, arguing that the central government starves Barotseland of development.

In 1991, the matter was taken to the Zambian High Court, which declared that the Barotseland Agreement had been violated by the Zambian government and was therefore null and void. This means that the status of Barotseland had been reverted to that before the independence of Zambia, i.e., a protectorate under the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, the latter does not want to get involved and the matter remains unresolved.

Lozi people

The Lozi people or Barotse consists of more than 46 ethnic groups that inhabit Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. They speak Lozi, a Bantu language of the Atlantic-Congo family.

There are around 3.6 million Lozi. Their society is highly stratified, with a monarch at the top, but they are not separated into clans.

Vocabulary

Barotse - people of the plain

Litunga - keeper of the earth; king

Murotse - person

Naha ya Zambia - Republic of Zambia

Silozi - Lozi language

[divinum-pacis]

Faces of Africa: Nyaminyami, the River God

Nyaminyami is a river god who lived in the Zambezi river and is believed to protect the Lozi and Tonga people, giving them sustenance in difficult times. It is said that in the 1950s, the snake-like creature was provoked by whites when they built Kariba dam, separating him from his wife.