Category: Africa News

By CHIMWEMWE MWALE and CLAVER MUTINTA   says the Barotseland impasse between Government and the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) and the Barotse National Council (BNC) requires collective rational interaction and the wisdom of all Zambians. And United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has called for meaningful dialogue between the BNC and BRE…

GAMBIA: Mamadou S. Jallow, a reporter of privately-owned The Daily News newspaper is facing criminal defamation charges, for allegedly defaming Mamadou Lamin Baldeh, a local chief in the western part of The Gambia. Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) sources reported that Jallow was charged on January 9, 2012, three days after he was arrested…

The Bishops Council of Zambia has cautioned opposition politicians not to aggravate the Barotse agreement by politicizing the issue. In a statement released to ZANIS in Mufulira recently, Council President Bishop Peter Chinyama said the Barotse agreement is a serious matter that can bring serious political tension and division in the country if not well…