# Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu is expected to be laid to rest today in South Africa, but legal uncertainty clouds the ceremony. Zambia’s Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, has filed urgent court papers in the High Court in Pretoria to halt the burial, stating that Lungu’s burial must follow national protocols and not be treated as a private affair. This legal showdown marks a rare instance of a cross-border dispute over the final resting place of a former African head of state.
Burial of former Zambian president Lungu uncertain as parties head to court