Lungu's funeral dispute escalates
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Edgar Lungu funeral: Zambia's ex-president left instructions that Hichilema should stay away

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Former President Edgar Lungu died in South Africa last week at the age of 68 .
Government had planned to fly his body back home on Wednesday but failed to do so.
The government wants to give Lungu , who led Zambia from 2015 to 2021 , a state funeral.
The two leaders were long-standing rivals, with Hichilema defeating Lungu in the 2021 election.
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