The body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu still hasn’t been buried because of a feud over his funeral and nearly a year after he died in South Africa.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edgar Lungu’s served as the sixth president of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (AFP via Getty Images) Edgar Lungu, the former president ...

JOHANNESBURG — A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, ...

The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president, has become the latest conflict in a relationship marred by hostility By Zimasa Matiwane and Rabecca Lungu Mr. Lungu, who was recently barred ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015-2021, died Thursday, his daughter said. He was 68. Lungu's daughter, ...

Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 6, 2025, mourned the death of Zambia’s former head of state, Edgar Chagwa Lungu who died on June 5 in South Africa where he was receiving treatment.

South Africa’s top court dismissed a request by the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu to overturn a lower court’s decision that he should be buried in his home country. Lungu died in a ...

Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017. Associated Press file photo LUSAKA, Zambia — Former ...