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 him in the 2021 ...

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema speaks during the Lobito Corridor Trans-Africa Summit at the Carrinho food processing factory near Lobito, Angola, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.

The Zambian government’s dispute with former president Edgar Lungu’s family over his state funeral led to his remains staying in South Africa after his death earlier this month. Last week, Zambian ...

President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia and his predecessor Edgar Lungu have spent years taking shots at each other. Each man’s home has been raided by the police when the other was in power. The ...