AbaBemba (the Bemba people) of Zambia in Central Africa are Bantus. Their documented history begins with the 1484 … See more

The Bemba language (Ichibemba) is most closely related to the Bantu languages Kiswahili in East Africa, Kaonde in Zambia and the DRC, Luba in the DRC, and Nsenga and Chewa in Zambia and Malawi. In Zambia, … See more

Bemba are slash-and-burn agriculturists, with manioc and finger millet their main crops. Many Bemba also raise goats, sheep, and other livestock. Some Bemba are also employed in the mining industry. Traditional Bemba soc… See more

Richards (1939, pp. 29–30) says that the Bemba
... are obsessed with problems of status and constantly on the look-out for their dignity, as is perhaps natural in a society in which so m… See more

• Bandinel, J. (1842). Some account of the trade in slaves from Africa as connected with Europe and America: From the introduction of the trade into modern Europe, down to the present time. London: Longman, … See more