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Namibia: Zambia’s president not wanted at predecessor’s funeral, family says – News

Namibia: Zambia’s president not wanted at predecessor’s funeral, family says – News

Africa Links 24 with Kennedy Gondwe
Published on 2025-06-13 06:43:08

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu, who died last week, left instructions that his successor Hakainde Hichilema “should not be anywhere near” his body, a family spokesman has said.

This is the latest development in the bitter feud over funeral plans for the late president following his death in South Africa at the age of 68.

The government had planned to fly his body back home on Wednesday, but failed to do so because of a dispute with Lungu’s family and his political…

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