On 1 August 2017 the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Lusaka moved from the provisional rooms at the Ambassador´s residence to the new Chancery at 4 Twin Palms Road, Kabulonga, Lusaka. On the same day, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Lusaka took over all diplomatic and consular function for Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi. On 14 August 2017 its Consular section started to offer some consular functions for the Czech citisens and general public.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lubomír Zaorálek made a decision to open the Embassy in Lusaka last December. The Czech Republic and Zambia share a mutual interest to strengthen relations between the two countries in the political, economic and development area. Zambia was designated as one of the priority countries of the Czech Republic's development cooperation program.