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Deputy thrust into limelight
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Deputy thrust into limelight

He has been called "a scaly old dude" by former US President George W Bush and derided as a "sick old man" by Zambia's opposition, but yesterday Dr Guy Scott assumed a rare title: Africa's only white leader.

Tanzania to Zambia by train
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Tanzania to Zambia by train

The Tazara Railway was built in the 1970s to provide landlocked Zambia with port access at Dar es Salam in Tanzania. However since the fanfare surrounding the opening of the 1860km-long track, the railway's financial situation has deteriorated.