Buying an iPhone from UK, unlocked, will it work in Zambia?

Hi,
I am buying and iPhone 4s from a friend in the UK for my brother who lives in Zambia.
The phone was orginally bought from the apple store and is unlocked, if he were to buy a micro sim from MTN (phone comapny in zambia) would he be able to use the phone?
Thanks

If officially unlocked, the phone will work on any GSM network anywhere in the world. However, since there are no supported iPhone carriers in Zambia, not all iPhone features may work properly without editing the APN settings.

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