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Why a bitter political feud has left a former Zambian president unburied 10 months after ...

Ottumwa Courier 24 Apr 2026
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. Lungu’s family wanted to bury him in South Africa because of ... .
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A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president's body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute

Newsday 24 Apr 2026
That order, though, said a date of May 21 had been set for the body to ultimately be handed over to the Zambian government ... In June last year, the Zambian government succeeded in getting a court order ...
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Zambia: Zambian Govt to Repatriate Former President Lungu's Body Against Family Wishes

All Africa 23 Apr 2026
The Zambian government has said that it has taken possession of the body of former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa 10 months ago, against the wishes of the family ....
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Late Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s body vanishes after SAPS swoop

Sowetan Live 23 Apr 2026
After allegedly being taken by the police from the Two Mountains Burial Services on Wednesday, the body of late former Zambian president ...
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Gauteng High Court enforces order to repatriate former Zambian President Edgar Lungu

Independent online (SA) 23 Apr 2026
The Zambian government has moved to execute an August 2025 judgment by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, which entitles it to repatriate the remains of former President Edgar Lungu for a state funeral and burial in Zambia.
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A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute

Wtop 23 Apr 2026
That order, though, said a date of May 21 had been set for the body to ultimately be handed over to the Zambian government ... The bizarre battle revolves around Lungu’s relationship with current Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.
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Drama over former Zambian president’s body as court orders its return

Mail Guardian South Africa 23 Apr 2026
The family of former Zambian president Edgar Chagwu Lungu has launched an urgent court bid in Pretoria after his body was taken from a mortuary without their permission by the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Zambian authorities.
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Zambian lawyers fight for media freedom as journalists harassed ahead of election

CPJ 22 Apr 2026
A newspaper vendor carrying Zambian dailies on August 16, 2021, reporting that veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema had won the election with an overwhelming majority ... The Zambian ...
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Turkish, Zambian foreign ministers meet in Ankara

Anadolu Agency 21 Apr 2026
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met his Zambian counterpart Mulambo Haimbe in Ankara, where the two sides also signed ...
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Zambian university celebrates UN Chinese Language Day

People Daily 18 Apr 2026
Speaking at the event, David Sani Mwanza, the Zambian director at the Confucius Institute, said the Chinese language is gaining popularity in Zambia, as reflected in the growing number of students enrolled to study it.
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China's zero-tariff policy to boost Africa's development: Zambian experts

People Daily 17 Apr 2026
... products from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties with China will significantly boost African countries' development and catalyze their industrial transformation, Zambian experts said Thursday.
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Zambian VP says fertilizer supply unaffected by Middle East conflict as self-sufficiency improves

China.dot.org 10 Apr 2026
LUSAKA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango on Friday said that the conflict in the Middle East has not affected the country's fertilizer supply, as the southern African ...
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