Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Edgar Lungu’s served as the sixth president of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (AFP via Getty Images) Edgar Lungu, the former president ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who served as the leader of the southern African nation from 2015-2021, died Thursday, his daughter said. He was 68. Lungu's daughter, ...

Lungu came into power in 2015 to complete president Michael Sata's five-year tenure after Sata had died in October 2014. Zambia's President Edgar Lungu's decision to contest the 2021 election sparked ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu will be buried in South Africa instead of his homeland because of a disagreement between his family and Zambia’s government over his funeral.

Zambia's top court ruled Friday that President Edgar Lungu is eligible to run for re-election in 2021 polls after an opposition party argued he would exceed the constitution's two term limit. Zambian ...

JOHANNESBURG — A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, ...

Zambia's President Edgar Chagwa Lungu addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 19, 2017. Associated Press file photo LUSAKA, Zambia — Former ...