The Teranga Lions of Senegal will be seeking to cement their place at the AFCON 2017 when they face Burundi in a Group K Day Five clash on Saturday, 4 June 2016 at the Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium in Bujumbura. With 12 points from the previous four matches, six more than Burundi, a draw will be enough to hand Senegal ...

The German parliament has approved a resolution declaring that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was a “genocide”. Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their people died in the atrocities of 1915. Turkey says the toll was much lower and rejects the term “genocide”. The vote heightened German-Turkish tensions at a time when ...

The Barcelona and Argentina football star, Lionel Messi, who is on trial for alleged tax fraud in Spain, has told a court he had no involvement in the management of his financial affairs. “I was playing football, I knew nothing,” he said. Messi and his father Jorge, who manages his finances, are accused of defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.2m; $4.6m). ...

33,509 girls aged between 9-11 years have been vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus since the vaccine was introduced on 27th May, 2013 on a demonstration basis in Chongwe,Kafue and Lusaka districts. 17,242 girls were vaccinated in the first round of the second cycle, while 15,267 were vaccinated in the second round. Health Minister Dr. Joseph Kasonde in a speech ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has urged ministers who have not been adopted as parliamentary candidates not to abuse public resources between now until the next government comes in. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says some ministers who have been left out might want to take advantage to plunder public resources especially that they will not be returning to their positions. ...

People’s party President Mike Mulongoti has observed that the sensitization messages on the referendum will be overshadowed by the election campaign messages. Mr. Mulongoti says the bill of rights is very important which is why the referendum needed to be held separate from the elections. He notes that even the Electoral Commission of Zambia itself has concentrated so much on ...

Government has been called upon to seriously consider the suggestion by electoral stakeholders to put on hold the referendum on the Bill of Rights. Operation Young Vote (OYV) says government and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should not rush the referendum without building consensus with other stakeholders. Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says his organization feels there is need to build ...

President Edgar Lungu has predicted an exodus of former Patriotic Front members from the UPND once UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema unveils his running mate. President Lungu says PF members who left the party for the UPND will come back to the ruling party once Mr Hichilema unveils his running mate during the filing of nomination papers tomorrow. President Lungu said ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi’s bid for the Presidency almost flopped after her running mate failed to produce his educational qualifications at the nominations center. Ms Nawakwi’s running mate Dr. Clement Mwanza failed to produce his original copies of his educational qualifications prompting a closed door meeting with the Electoral Commission of Zambia officials. Later, Ms ...

President Edgar Lungu has assured the visiting Emperor Mwata Yanvwa Mushidi the third of the Luba-Lunda Kingdom that Zambia will hold peaceful elections. President Lungu says the ruling PF is a party with a sense of justice and will therefore ensure rules are followed during the elections and peace is maintained. He notes that this means that when time for ...