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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said. President Hakainde Hichilema said he learned with great sadness the death of the former president. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” he said …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda has been diagnosed with colon cancer, his office said on Saturday. Chibeza Mfune, deputy administrative officer in the former president’s office, said in a statement the office wished to inform the nation that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the …