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==Zambia National Service==
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The Zambia National Service is a defence wing that is mandated to train citizens to serve the republic, develop infrastructure and enhance national food security and contribute to the social economic development. Zambia National Service (ZNS) personnel have been included in peacekeeping contingents deployed by Zambia to the United Nation's MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic.<ref>Mwenya, G.(2014) 'Zambian Peacekeeping Troops Lack Funds to Deploy to CAR', ''Zambia Reports'', 25 November 2014.</ref>

Six months of training for 400 youths was planned for 2016.  This was to include 200 males to be trained at Chiwoko ZNS Training Centre, Katete, Eastern Province, and 200 females to be trained at the Kitwe ZNS training camp.<ref>'400 Youths to Undergo ZNS Training', ''Times of Zambia'', 27 July 2015.</ref><ref>Musonda, A. (2015) 'Zambian UN Troops to Central African Republic', ''Zambia Reports'', 29 April 2015.</ref>