The burial site of Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s former president ... But Mr. Lungu’s allies have accused the current president of persecution and hardhanded ways. Mr. Zulu said the Hichilema government ...

Item 1 of 2 Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019 ...

Reuters. Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019.

Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu died on Thursday at the age of 68, six months after an attempted return to politics was thwarted by a court ruling that he could not run for office again.

Former President Edgar Lungu of Zambia died on Thursday at a medical center in South Africa, where he was receiving treatment, his political party, the Patriotic Front, and his daughter announced ...

Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had "been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa" for an undisclosed illness, the ...

Lungu, who died at the age of 68, ruled the large but sparsely populated southern African nation from January 2015 until August 2021, when he lost to current President Hakainde Hichilema.

Edgar Lungu, the former president of Zambia, has died at the age of 68.His death comes six months after a court ruling prevented him from running for office again, thwarting his attempted return ...

Zambia on Saturday declared seven days of national mourning in honour of the country’s former president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on Thursday, the government said.

Lungu was the sixth president of the Southern African nation and held office from 2015 to 2021, when he lost an election to long-time opposition leader and current President Hakainde Hichilema.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his condolences following the passing of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. "On behalf of the government and people of South Africa, President ...