Mr. Lungu, who was recently barred by a court ruling from running for president again, left a checkered legacy, with ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu , who served as the leader of the southern African nation from ...

Zambian President Hichilema declares seven-day period of national mourning to honour former president Edgar Lungu who died on ...

Lungu, who died at the age of 68, ruled the large but sparsely populated southern African nation from January 2015 until ...

This is not how you treat a man who once held the highest office in the land,” said a PF official in Johannesburg. “President ...

Namibia and Africa at large are mourning the passing of former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu. He is a leader remembered not only for his service to his nation but also for upholding the ...

This comes after Lungu’s family announced it would independently repatriate the former head of state, despite an earlier ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ms. Mercedes Vera Martin, IMF Mission Chief for Zambia, visited Lusaka from April 29 to May 13, 2025, to conduct discussions for the 2025 Article IV ...

Former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s return to politics was met with immediate resistance from the Hichilema-led ...

End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed ...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent Sunday a cable of condolences to the President of the Republic of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema on the death ...

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.