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Cairo Road, Lusaka


Taken in 1932, this photograph shows the frontier town visage of Lusaka. The Name Cairo Road was a euphemistic homage to Cecil Rhodes' dreams of linking Cape to Cairo through the African interior. Image courtesy of Great North Road.


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