Burkina Faso’s government says 26 people were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigners. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has said it carried out the attack, which began on Friday night. The siege at the Splendid Hotel was declared over after a joint operation by local and ...

Government has been advised to realize that the Country will only get the best from the public service if a performance based management system is implemented at all levels in the service. Bweengwa Member of Parliament Highvie Hamududu says Zambia currently needs a performance based management system that comprehensively covers everyone working in public and quasi institutions. Mr. Hamududu says ...

Opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says problems at the Copperbelt University are a prime example of how the PF government has broken the Country’s education system. Mr. Hichilema has observed that there is a general deterioration in all tertiary and higher learning institutions in the country a situation he says requires serious attention and overhaul. In a statement to Qfm ...

President Edgar Lungu says chances of importing food are high in Zambia given the erratic rainfall that the Country is experiencing. President Lungu says it has since been established that some people in the Country have been adversely affected by the poor rainfall this year. He says government’s assessment so far is that immediate aid will be required for areas ...

Opposition candidate Tsai Ing-wen has been elected Taiwan’s first female president. Ms Tsai’s election is a major victory for Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which leads the camp that wants independence from China. She had a commanding lead in the vote count when Eric Chu of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) admitted defeat. China sees the island as a breakaway province ...

Mumba Member of Parliament Brian Chituwo has bemoaned sustained cattle rustling in his constituency. Dr. Chituwo says cattle thefts have continued in Mumbwa despite the matter have been repeatedly reported to the Police. He says farmers of his constituency are wondering why no one is being arrested when they have continued losing their livestock through such raids.

Opposition Rainbow Party President Wynter Kabimba has reiterated his message to the Zambian people to use the August 11th general elections as a means to redeem themselves. Mr. Kabimba is urging people in the Country to redeem themselves from what he has termed as suffering and misery under the PF government. And Mr. Kabimba has disclosed to Qfm News via ...

Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says it is utter foolishness for Zambia to continue exporting maize in the face of a drought. Mr. Milupi has wondered why government is encouraging the export of maize at a time that a food crisis is imminent owing to the poor rainfall the Country is currently experiencing. He notes ...

The ruling PF says it is too strong and organized for any opposition political party alliance to pose a threat to its wining the August 11th general elections. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party does not even think an alliance among opposition political parties can last long enough to contest this year’s general elections. Father Bwalya states that ...

2016 Masters Venue: Alexandra Palace, London Dates: 10-17 January Sessions: 13:00 and 19:00 GMT Coverage: Live on BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC Sport app, Connected TVs and online. World number five Judd Trump beat Neil Robertson 6-5 in a Masters quarter-final that featured six century breaks. Trump produced the tournament’s highest break of 140 to lead 5-4 and, after ...