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Rwanda: Airports Reopens To Travellers

Rwandan airports on Saturday reopened to worldwide travellers, extra than four months after the East African kingdom suspended commercial passenger flights to mitigate the Covid-19 outbreak.   The suspension didn’t affect cargo and emergency flights. Tourists traveling by means of constitution flights had been allowed to enter the us of a that is well-known for […]

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Breaking: After 15 years shoprite exits Nigeria

Africa’s biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, is exiting the continent’s most populated country, Nigeria, after 15 years. The Cape Town-based retailer has started a formal method to consider the practicable sale of all or a majority stake in its supermarkets in Nigeria, it stated in a trading statement for the fifty two weeks to give up […]

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The World: Massive wildfire in California forces evacuations

Fire crews in California are struggling with a big wildfire that has compelled heaps of human beings from their properties east of Los Angeles. More than 1,300 firefighters, backed through helicopters and water-dumping planes, have been tackling the blaze dubbed the Apple Fire which commenced on Friday. Parts of the fireplace are on steep, rugged […]

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Zimbabwe: Amnesty International condemns arrest of protesters

Amnesty International criticized the Zimbabwean authorities’ arrest of several human-rights activists who took phase in protests Friday in opposition to state corruption. “The thwarting of the protest illustrates the Zimbabwean authorities’ complete intolerance of criticism,” Muleya Mwananyanda, the human rights organization’s deputy director for southern Africa, stated in an emailed statement. He described the arrests […]

NEWS: Five hotels closed in Mbarara, as the Coronavirus cases in Uganda rise to 1,182

Authorities in Mbarara District have closed five inns in Mbarara City after reportedly accommodating two Covid-19 effective guests. The hotels have been closed in the course of an operation led via the district deputy resident commissioner, Mr Emmy Turyabagyenyi, who also ordered for police deployment to seal off the premises. “Mbarara District Covid-19 taskforce on […]

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Business: Pedro’s creates first premium ogogoro in Africa

Ogogoro is a West African alcoholic drink extracted locally from palm bushes frequently served to guests or consumed in local bars, and at social occasions in Nigeria. The nearby gin additionally has ordinary attraction and is used in standard wedding ceremonies in some areas of the us of a by fathers of the bride as a […]

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Sports: Nigeria’s Joe Aribo Wins Double Award

Super Eagles megastar Joe Aribo has scooped double awards with his Scottish group Rangers beforehand of the new season. Aribo at 25 was once especially voted as Rangers’ Young Player of the Season while the Nigeria worldwide also received Goal of the Season for Rangers. The attacking midfielder by means of a tweet thanked God […]

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Entertainment: Tacha congratulates Shatta Wale on his recent collaboration with Beyonce

Former BBNaija housemate, Tacha has congratulated her Bestie, Ghanaian dance hall artiste, Shatta Wale over his recent collaboration with Beyonce. Tacha sent her congratulatory message via her insta story today, August 1, 2020. Recall that Shatta Wale recently featured Beyonce in one of his songs and in the song’s music video, Beyonce could be seen […]

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Dubai Receives Stamp OF Approval For Safe Tourism Amid Pandemic

As the world recovers from Covid-19 pandemic, Dubai has received a global safety and health stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council to show the UAE’s commitment to reopening its tourism sector. The WTTC, a council that represents private sector travel and tourism, created the Safe Travels stamp to enable tourists to identify destinations […]

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NEWS: Ousmane Kaba Declares His Run as Guinean Presidential Candidate

New Candidate or Third Term? Ousmane Kaba, was declared on Saturday as the first opposition leader to run in the Guinean presidential elections in October. The candidate currently leads the Party of Democrats for Hope (Pades), created in 2017, has a stronghold of the Rally of the Guinean People party – with popularity in mostly […]

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Another Blow to Drogba’s FIF Presidency Campaign

Last Leg of Campaign Another setback for Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba on Tuesday when the Association of the Nation’s Players (AFI) announced its backing of current Ivorian Football Federation vice-president (FIF), Idriss Diallo. A harsh blow to Drogba’s FIF presidency campaign — upon officially registering to run earlier today, as this is the fourth […]

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New Zealand: Victoria goes into lockdown, state of disaster confirmed from tonight

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a kingdom of catastrophe has been declared from 6pm on Sunday in addition to the kingdom of emergency. Andrews introduced 671 new instances of Covid-19 and seven deaths along with the new stage four restrictions. Metropolitan Melbourne has been put below a curfew from 8pm tonight. This will run […]

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South Africa: Cases of Coronavirus top 500,000

South Africa on Sunday topped 500,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, stated the Health Ministry said. With 11,107 infections over the remaining 24 hours, the country’s virus tally has reached 503,209, landing the united states of america in the fifth spot in terms of COVID-19 infections. Mexico is behind South Africa, with 434,193 cases. Meanwhile, […]

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Nigeria: Lagos eases coronavirus lockdown, reopening Places of worship

The governor of Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos stated on Saturday churches and mosques would reopen subsequent week as the authorities move to ease the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. “Places of worship in Lagos will now be opened from Friday, the seventh of August for our Muslim worshippers, and on Sunday, the 9th of August […]

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Breaking: 20 Years in Prison for 13 Military men in DR Congo

2 Decades Behind Bars Fifteen militiamen have been sentenced to twenty years in prison, introduced the Congolese army court stated Wednesday, for their participation in a political uprising in Ituri in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019. One militiaman was once acquitted for lack of evidence, army prosecutor Major Vicky […]

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Business: Downsized Hajj Affects Somalia’s Livestock Trade

The Hajj, a time of celebration when Muslims journey to Mecca each year. A pilgrimage that economically benefits Somali cattle breeders and traders whose millions of livestock are imported by Saudi Arabia to nourish the attending pilgrims. However, the dramatic downsizing and imposed restrictions of the event in light of COVID-19 is a hard blow […]

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Entertainment: “I Pray We All Learn How To Be Children Again” – Tiwa Savage

Nigerian sensational singer, Tiwatope Savage, known professionally as Tiwa Savage has shared what she has learned by mere observing her son, Jamil. According to the songstress, looking at her son made her to realize that children are kind, loving, and innocent, etc. However, their behaviour changes as they grow older as the world teaches them […]

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Sports: Super Eagles star set for Serie A move

Super Eagles striker Emmanuel Dennis should well be playing his football subsequent season in the Italian Serie A after both Inter Milan and Atalanta were mentioned to be scuffling with for his signature, Various sources reports. Italian soccer transfer specialist Gianluca di Marzio said that Atalanta are now taking a 2d appear at Dennis, who […]

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The World: 17 year old arrested as mastermind of Twitter hack in Florida

A Florida teen was once recognized Friday as the mastermind of a scheme before this month that commandeered Twitter money owed of outstanding politicians, celebrities and science moguls and scammed human beings around the globe out of greater than $100,000 in Bitcoin. Two different guys have been additionally charged in the case. Graham Ivan Clark, […]

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Uganda: Man, 48, arrested over infecting five minors with HIV /Aids

Police in Masaka District in central Uganda are holding a 48 -year -old man for allegedly defiling underage female who he later infected with HIV/Aids.  The suspect is a chippie in Masaka Town and is a resident of Bwabikere Village, Kalagala Parish in Mukungwe Sub County in Masaka City. It is alleged that he has […]