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Cultures·Zambia
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Zambia

When the Zambezi floods the Barotse Plain, the Lozi king is paddled to higher ground aboard the Nalikwanda — a kingship carried across the water from one season to the next.

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The season ahead in Zambia

  • Kuomboka — the royal crossing
    Limited witness
    Zambia· Africa
    March 28, 2027

    Kuomboka — the royal crossing

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