President Edgar Lungu has called on the Church to pray for continued peace and unity in the Country. President Lungu also appealed to the Church to pray for politicians and encourage them to be guided by the teachings of Christ in their quest to aspire for leadership positions. He says there is need for the Church to play an active role in ...

The ruling PF has dismissed as misplaced and mischievous the suggestion that an early general election be called in view of the lost confidence of the Zambian people in its capacity to govern. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda says his party also finds this suggestion to be an outrageous and ridiculous wild call, as it has no founding in the ...

Actress Rebel Wilson has lost her final bid to reclaim a record payout in Australia, despite winning a high-profile defamation case. Wilson sued magazine publisher Bauer Media over articles that she said had wrongly portrayed her as a serial liar. A court awarded her a A$4.7m (£2.6m; $3.5m) payout last year, but that sum was reduced to A$600,000 on appeal. ...

Amy Schumer has had to cancel a show in Dallas after being hospitalised with severe morning sickness. The comedian and actress posted a picture of herself in hospital on Instagram and apologised to fans for having to reschedule. She said she’s “fine” and “baby’s fine” but she has hyperemesis gravidarum, which the Duchess of Cambridge had during her pregnancies. Schumer ...

Some former England internationals “can’t come to terms” with the current team doing well, says Wayne Rooney. The Three Lions reached the World Cup semi-finals this summer before beating Spain in the Nations League in October. But Rooney, who earned his 120th and final cap in Thursday’s 3-0 win over the United States, suggested some ex-players are jealous. “That is ...

Twelve trophies in only 11 games in more than a decade at Benfica – Paulo Lopes might be the most successful third-choice goalkeeper of all time. The quirky statistic came to light when the Portuguese retired in July after a 21-year playing career. “Yes, they are correct,” the 40-year-old tells BBC Sport, adding jokingly: “I was born to win.” Robert ...

The five-man shortlist for the 2018 BBC African Footballer of the Year award has been announced. This year’s nominees are Medhi Benatia (Morocco), Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Thomas Partey (Ghana) and Mohamed Salah (Egypt). The vote opened on Saturday, 17 November at 19:00 GMT and closes on Sunday, 2 December at 20:00. The result will be revealed in ...

Theresa May has told her critics that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering Brexit any easier. Mrs May, who has been facing calls for a no-confidence vote from some of her MPs since her draft plan for leaving the EU was published on Wednesday, said there was a “critical” week ahead. Talks on the UK’s future ...

An MP and former militia leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been extradited to The Hague to face trial for crimes against humanity. Alfred Yekatom arrived at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention centre on Saturday. The ICC alleges he was responsible for murder, torture, attacking civilians and using child fighters. Mr Yekatom, known as “Rambo”, led a ...

Ethiopia is changing rapidly under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, with women now wielding enormous power in a country where they have mostly been confined to traditional roles, writes BBC’s Tigrinya’s Hana Zeratsyon. Ethiopians like to say they were ruled by Queen Sheba in biblical times – something they take great pride in, yet the reality is that the Horn of ...