One female and 39 male Zambian international
peacekeeping soldiers died between from 1995 and last year, Zambia News and Information Services reported.
It quoted the country's Defence Minister, George Mpombo, as saying that a total of over 1 million U.S. dollars have been paid to the Zambian government by the United Nations as compensation for the 40 peacekeepers.
Mpombo said a total of 7,989 male and 367 female soldiers were sent abroad on peacekeeping missions from 1995 to 2006.
The minister said that Zambian soldiers have learnt technical proficiency and gained a lot of international exposure from their engagement in peace keeping missions abroad.