Family feud forces Zambia’s ex-President Lungu to be buried in South Africa

What was expected to be a dignified farewell to Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has turned into a diplomatic and political standoff, ending with his burial being moved outside the country he once led.

Lungu, who died earlier this month in a South African hospital from an undisclosed illness, will not be laid to rest in Zambia. Instead, his family has chosen to bury him in South Africa, citing a deepening rift with the Zambian…