Opposition UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has been challenged to apologize for his recent alleged tribal undertone response to advice that his party goes for a convention. In a video circulating on social media Mr. Hichilema is posted to have referred to Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) governance advisor Isaac Mwanza as being Mwana Wapakomo in response to his advice given ...

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite the threat of military intervention by neighbouring states. Adama Barrow, who beat him in elections last month, is due to be inaugurated as the new president on Thursday, but Mr Jammeh has ignored the deadline. West African military forces are ready to enforce a transfer of power. Mauritanian President Mohamed ...

Senegal will become the first team to book a place in the African Nations Cup quarterfinals if they beat Zimbabwe in their Group B encounter in Franceville on Thursday. The side are looking for a second successive win after opening with a 2-0 victory over Tunisia last Sunday, when they scored two early goals then sat back as their opponents ...

ActionAid Zambia has welcomed plans by the Zambia Revenue Authority to undertake forensic audits of large mining companies to establish whether or not they have been complying with the various tax legislations administered by the authority. Recently, Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) assistant director Clement Kapalu disclosed that Zambia is losing US$3 billion annually due to illicit financial flows mainly perpetrated ...