At least 10 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters in eastern Cairo, officials said. One policeman was among the dead and dozens of protesters were also injured, health officials confirmed. The clashes follow the death of an activist in a march in Cairo on Saturday. The protests were staged to mark the fourth anniversary of Egypt’s ...

Political activist Dante Saunders has alerted Zambia’s new president Edgar Lungu to be ready for criticism now that he has been inaugurated. Mr. Saunders says this is especially that Mr. Lungu has indicated his willingness to be criticised by the people. He has told Qfm News by telephone that Mr. Lungu will in this respect be held accountable to the ...

The opposition Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) has congratulated Edgar Lungu on his presidential election victory to become Zambia’s sixth president. ABZ president Frank Bwalya says his party also congratulates the other ten presidential candidates that have not made it to become the country’s highest office bearer for having given president Lungu a tough race. Father Bwalya has particularly singled ...

The Zambian Voice has described as practical President Edgar Lungu’s inaugural address to the nation. The Zambian Voice thinks President Lungu’s inaugural speech after his being sworn in as the Zambia’s sixth President speaks to the reality in which the Zambian people are living in. Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says he is of the view President Lungu’s inaugural speech is ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has described the just ended January 20th presidential election as the most competitive in Zambia’s history. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says the presidential election has also proved to be the most processed poll than any other election the country has ever had. Mr. Cheembe says Zambia can therefore take ...

Greeks are voting in a general election which could result in Greece trying to renegotiate the terms of its bailout with international lenders. The leader of the leftwing Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras, has pledged to write off Greece’s huge debt and revoke austerity measures. However, the current conservative prime minister, Antonis Samaras, says the austerity measures are working. He’s urged ...

Zambia coach Honour Janza remains defiant about his sides 2015 AFCON quarterfinal hopes. Zambia lost 2-1 to Tunisia on Thursday in the two sides penultimate Group B match to slump to the bottom of the pool on one point. The result means Zambia must defeat Cape Verde on January 26 to keep their quarterfinal ambitions alive. “We will never say ...

ActionAid Zambia has observed that Zambia’s sixth President Edgar Lungu comes at a time when the country has a number of unresolved but critical challenges such as the impasse on VAT refunds and the contestations on the proposed mineral royalties for the mining sector. In extending her organization’s congratulations to Mr Lungu on his election, ActionAid Zambia Country Director Pamela ...

Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) says based on its Parallel Voter Tabulation (PVT),Zambians should have considerable confidence that the official election results as announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia reflect the ballots cast at polling stations. CCMG a coalition comprising four faith based organisations namely, the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), the ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has congratulated Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu on his election as Zambia’s Sixth President. In his message of congratulation, Dr Mumba says the whole nation, is now looking to President Lungu as they search for answers to the many questions facing the people f Zambia. Dr Mumba says the New MMD is confident that God who has ...