LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence on Friday without President Michael Sata, who left the country last weekend for medical treatment at an undisclosed destination abroad.
Acting president Edgar Lungu led the celebrations. He made no mention of Sata's condition or whereabouts, but ex-president Rupiah Banda wished the Zambian leader well.
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