Zambia declares 7 days of mourning for ex-President Lungu
Zambia on Saturday has 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, 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. …