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Mourners arrive at church to attend the funeral service for Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda. A hero of the struggle against white-minority rule, Kaunda, popularly known by his initials of KK, died at the age of 97 on 17 June 2021 at a military hospital where he had been admitted with pneumonia. He was president of Zambia for 27 years, taking the helm after the country gained independence in October 1964. Mourners include former Zambian president Rupiah Banda and former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives for the funeral of Chad leader Idriss Deby, who ruled the country with an iron fist for 30 years but was a key ally in that fight against Islamist insurgents. Deby, 68, died Monday from wounds sustained on the battlefront, according to the official account. IMAGES
President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum and interim president of Mali Bah Ndaw arrive in N'Djamena a day before the funeral of Chadian president Idriss Déby Itno, who died of wounds sustained on the front lines against rebels. IMAGES
Counting begins in Chad's presidential election at a polling station near the HQ of candidate Succes Masra (number 7) in the Abena district of the capital N'Djamena. Masra is the main rival of junta leader and transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, whose family has ruled the country for three decades. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the body of former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera arrives at the Former National Congress in Santiago, where he will lie in state until the main funeral on Friday. Pinera died when an helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.