Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 10 November 2014: African Union Commission Chairperson H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma arrived in Lusaka, Zambia, on 10 November 2014, to attend the funeral of the late Zambian President Michael Sata.

Dr. Dlamini Zuma left the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to join other continental and world leaders who will be paying their last respect to the former President who died in London on 28 October 2014. She is due to speak at the final funeral ceremony due to take place on 11 November 2014.

Following the announcement of President Sata’s death, the AUC Chairperson immediately sent her condolence message to President Sata’s family as well as the people of Zambia. She ordered for the flags to fly at half-mast at AU Headquarters from 29 October until burial. Accompanied by the AUC Deputy Chairperson H.E. Erastus Mwencha, Dr. Dlamini Zuma signed the condolence book opened at the Zambian Embassy in Ethiopia.

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