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Zambia ends national mourning for ex-President Lungu amid fallout with family

The late Zambian President Edgar Lungu reacts after participating in a discussion at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2017 meeting in Durban, South Africa May 4, 2017. [FILE]

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday ended the national mourning period for former President Edgar Lungu, citing a breakdown in funeral arrangements with [Lungu's] family.

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