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Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba's only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week. IMAGES
The funeral of Chadian president Idriss Deby Itno, who the authorities say died this week after fighting rebels, began in the capital Ndjamena on Friday. His coffin, draped in the national flag and surrounded by troops from the elite Presidential Guard, was driven on the back of a pickup truck to the Place de la Nation square for ceremonies attended by foreign leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
The coffin carrying the remains of Zimbabwe's ex-president Robert Mugabe arrives ahead of his burial in his rural village on Saturday afternoon. IMAGES
Images show the arrival of the coffin of the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi MP, the Traditional Prime Minister of the Zulu Monarch and Nation, ahead of the funeral ceremony. Thousands are expected to pay tribute to the once-feared founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), who died exactly a week ago aged 95. IMAGES
The coffin of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at the Duomo di Milano for the late leader's funeral service. Thousands gathered in the northern Italian city on Wednesday to say goodbye to Berlusconi, who died on Monday at the age of 86. IMAGES