Paul Rusesabagina, whose movements during the 1994 Rwandan genocide inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, was once denied bail by a Kigali court docket on Thursday. Rusesabagina, a critic of the Rwandan government, has been living in exile for years. He holds both Belgian citizenship and a US Green Card. He has been charged with terrorism […]
The Islamic State group claimed the August killing of six French aid workers and their two local guides in Niger. The NGO workers, aged between 25 and 30, were visiting the Koure National Park, a popular nature reserve which sits 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Niger’s capital Niamey. The statement, issued in the Islamic State […]
Africa is seeing an average fall of 10% in new COVID-19 cases. But situations on the ground vary widely. South Africa has reported the continent’s highest number of cases and deaths, and the world’s seventh highest number of cases. Hospital admissions have started to slow down, but the number of deaths is yet to follow […]
The House of Representatives voted Thursday to formally condemn racism concentrated on Asian-Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution, first brought by congresswoman Grace Meng, was passed in a 243-164 vote. It condemns all forms of racism concentrated on the Asian-American neighborhood tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Among its provisions it calls on all public […]
Somali President Mohamed Farmaajo appointed Mohamed Hussein Roble as the country’s new high minister early Friday, hours after regional leaders agreed on a revised mannequin for presidential and parliamentary elections. The Somali presidency made the announcement on Twitter. The president wishes him to perform his responsibilities effectively and efficiently, it brought in the statement. […]
Human rights violations are still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder, a report by a UN watchdog said. Hopes had been pinned on new President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who was elected in May. He took over from his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza, who was in office for 15 years. During his tenure, at least […]
Ugandan forces are looking for greater than 200 naked inmates, who escaped in a jailbreak on Wednesday. Many of the 219 escapees stripped off their yellow uniforms to avoid being identified as they fled into the desolate tract in Moroto, in northeastern Uganda. “We noticed the prisoners all over the mountain when they had been […]
All aboard the famous South African Franschhoek Wine Tram back on track following a six-month hiatus due to strict sanitary regulations in light of the Covid-19 pandemic — as was the case with many businesses across the globe who saw their activity shut down or negatively impacted by the global coronavirus health crisis. David Blyth, […]
Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi was missing as Stoke City earn a shock 1-0 victory over premier league side Wolves in the Carabao Cup. Jacob Brown scored a late winner as the Potters ran out winners at the Molineux on Thursday. The victory means that Michael O’Neill’s side will play League One outfit Gillingham at […]
Post-birthday pictures with Eyiyemi. Do have a great day,” the talented filmmaker with a handful of Nollywood blockbusters to his name, wrote. Checkout more lovely photos of the filmmaker, the celebrant Eyiyemi, and his other kids below, Earlier in the year, the filmmaker penned down a tribute to his father Adeyemi Josiah Akano Afolayan who […]
A funeral service used to be held for the famend human rights legal professional and apartheid social activist George Bizos on Thursday morning at the Greek Orthodox Church in Johannesburg, South Africa — following his passing at his house ultimate week at the age of 92. President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a televised national address on […]
Guinea’s opposition movement announced a new round of protests from late September, just weeks ahead of a presidential election. The movement is opposing President Alpha Conde’s controversial bid to run for a third term in the October 18 vote. Clashes erupted last October, claiming several dozen lives, after the 82-year-old leader pushed through constitutional reforms […]
Senegal and the sporting world has been shaken after the former head of the world athletics body, Lamine Diack, was found guilty of corruption by a Paris court. Residents in Dakar alleged racism and said Wednesday’s verdict by a Paris court was unjust. “As a Senegalese, I think it was an injustice to condemn him. […]
Barbados, a small Caribbean island kingdom with a populace of about 300,000, introduced Wednesday that it will eliminate Queen Elizabeth as its head of country via November subsequent 12 months as it seeks to cross past its colonial history. “The time has come to thoroughly go away our colonial previous behind,” stated Barbados Governor-General […]
South Africa mentioned 64 new coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period, bringing the whole range of fatalities to 15,705, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize stated late Wednesday. Mkhize stated there have been 1,923 new COVID-19 cases recorded, placing the total number at 653,444. Cases of COVID-19 had slowed down in South Africa in the past […]
Sudan has arrested forty one human beings and seized a large amount of explosives huge ample to blow up the capital Khartoum, authorities stated on Wednesday. The substances included amonium nitrate, the identical chemical that brought on a deadly explosion in Lebanon on August 4. “Forty-one people had been arrested in possession of explosives, ample […]
On a peninsula east of Lagos, 30,000 employees are employed on a task that holds out the promise of transforming Nigeria’s economic fortunes. It’s right here that Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to spend greater than his internet really worth of $13.5 billion building one of the world’s largest oil refineries. If he succeeds, he should […]
Super Eagles superstar Rabiu Afolabi is been dejected after the demise of his mother Alhaja Kosenat. The 40-year-old ex-defender made his Super Eagles’ debut 17 June 2000 in a World Cup qualifying in shape long gone to featured 20 instances before placing his boot in 2013. Afolabi hails from Osun State misplaced his mum after […]
Nigerian entertainer, DJ Cuppy has revealed that she and her songstress sister, Tolani are single. She made this known while responding to tweets which were triggered by her disclosure of her father buying Ferraris for her and her two sisters. When asked who she and her sister are dating, DJ Cuppy wrote in response; “We’re […]
