00:00Zimbabwe is mourning the death of former President Edgar Lungu, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 68.
00:06According to local media and its Patriotic Front Party, Lungu collapsed while exercising at home in Lusaka
00:13and was pronounced dead at Maina Soko Military Hospital.
00:17The government has confirmed the news and declared a period of national mourning.
00:22Lungu served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021,
00:26a period marked by major infrastructure projects but also rising debts and economic challenges.
00:32He lost re-election to Aikande Isilema in 2021 and had kept a relatively low profile until recently
00:39when he re-entered political life as an opposition figure.
00:43Tributes are pouring in across Zambia and the wider African continent.
00:47President Isilema described Lungu's debt as a tragic loss for the nation.
00:51Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced.
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