Zambian Govt to Repatriate Former President Lungu’s Body Against Family Wishes

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.

The dispute stems from a long-running feud between Lungu and his successor, Hakainde Hichilema.

The government has maintained that as a former head of state, he should be honoured in the country and buried alongside his predecessors in the special presidential burial ground in the capital, Lusaka. However, the family…