Zimbabwe
ZAMBIA-ZIMBABWE RELATIONS KEY FIGURES
| Kazungula Border | KAZA Member States | Shared Landmark | Shared National Park Border |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-stop border post | 5 | Victoria Falls | Lower Zambezi / Mana Pools |
Zambia and Zimbabwe share Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, jointly participate in the five-member Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, and connect via the Kazungula one-stop border post, part of Zambia’s programme of upgraded border infrastructure with its neighbours.
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park sits directly across the Zambezi River from Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park, and Zambia hosted the first-ever KAZA Heads of State and Government Summit, attended by all five member states, as part of its 2024 tourism sector achievements.
Border Infrastructure
The Kazungula border has been turned into a one-stop border post, part of a wider Zambian programme that has also converted the Mwami-Mchinji and Nakonde borders to one-stop status, with further upgrades planned or underway at Chirundu, Katima Mulilo, Kasumbalesa, Chanida, Sakania, Sikongo and Zombe, largely financed through Public Private Partnerships[1].
Shared Tourism Assets
Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park, at 4,092 square kilometres in Lusaka Province, sits along the Zambezi River opposite Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park and is believed to have the highest density of impala per square kilometre anywhere in the world[2]. Zambia and Zimbabwe are two of the five member states of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, and Zambia hosted the first-ever KAZA Heads of State and Government Summit in 2024, attended by all five member states[3].
Investment Opportunities
The combination of a one-stop border post at Kazungula and cross-border conservation and tourism assets, including Victoria Falls and the Lower Zambezi and Mana Pools park pairing, points to opportunities in cross-border tourism circuits and trade logistics that treat the Zambia-Zimbabwe frontier as a single connected zone rather than two separate markets, detailed further on the dedicated Tourism and Transport pages[1][2][3].
Last Update: September 2026
