Lungu funeral row continues as family says President Hichilema not welcome

The row over the funeral of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu shows no sign of letting up after his family announced on Friday that Lungu had left instructions that the current president, Hakainde Hichilema, should not be allowed “anywhere near his body.”

Lungu died in South Africa last week at the age of 68 from an undisclosed illness. He was president from 2015 to 2021 and had a long-standing rivalry with Hichilema, who defeated…