Burial Dispute

Former Malawian president Bakili Muluzi has stepped back from mediating the dispute over the burial of late Zambian president Edgar Lungu. The disagreement pits Lungu’s family, who want a private funeral in South Africa, against the Zambian government, which insists on a state funeral in Zambia. Lungu’s body remains in South Africa following a ruling by the Pretoria High Court.