Zambia’s government seizes former president’s body in bitter family burial row

NewsWorldAfricaZambia’s government seizes former president’s body in bitter family burial rowZambia's attorney general confirmed that the government now holds former President Edgar Lungu’s remainsAp Correspondent Thursday 23 April 2026 12:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2963363To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/edgar-lungu-zambia-president-body-south-africa-b2963484.html","title":"Zambia’s government seizes former president’s body in bitter family burial row"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-988","index":0}Edgar Lungu as secretary general of the Patriotic Front (Local Library)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Africa","regSourceMethod"...