A Nation Still Waiting: Nine Months Without Edgar Lungu’s Burial

2026-03-05 - 09:27

Nine months have now passed since the death of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu. What should have been a solemn national farewell long ago has instead turned into one of the most uncomfortable and painful episodes in the country’s political life. Zambia is a country where funerals are handled with urgency, dignity and