The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
South Africa records 132 COVID-19 deaths in 24…
South Africa recorded 132 new coronavirus-related deaths in the previous 24 hours, bringing the whole range of fatalities to 16,866, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize introduced late Thursday. Mkhize said 1,745 new COVID-19 cases had additionally…
Business: Women powering the revolution in Africa digitally
On this edition of Business Africa, we meet the women bossing Twitter timeliness across the continent. Also on this show, two sides of the Covid-19 coin; a contact tracing app in Ethiopia and the pandemic's…
Entertainment: Tiwa Savage Nominated Alongside Beyonce At UK…
Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tiwatope Balogun with stage name Tiwa Savage has been nominated alongside other international stars in the UK Music Video Awards. The UK Music Video Awards is an annual event held to…
Qatar’s deputy spy chief pays secret visit to…
Reliable sources have instructed Somaliaffairs that the deputy director of Qatar’s intelligence agency, Abdallah Mohamed Mubarak Salah al-Khalifi, arrived in Mogadishu the day prior to this (29 September). The highly-trained Somali Gaashaan (Shield) Force took…
NEWS: Tunisia signs 10-year military deal with US
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper signed a 10-year military cooperation deal with Tunis Wednesday at some point of his first stop on a regional tour, hailing US-Tunisia collaboration over the combat in neighbouring Libya. The…
Kenya: Kenyatta visits Paris to sign 3 major…
French President Emmanuel Macron and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta preside over a ceremony at the Elysee Palace for the signing of three infrastructure contracts in Kenya awarded to French groups. Upon his return from a…
10 years after UN Report Exposes Grave Crimes…
Ten year ago , the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights published the report of its human rights mapping exercise on Congo. The report covers the most serious violations of human rights…
UN peacekeepers warn of fresh rebel violence ahead…
Major Ashif is tense as he watches from the turret of his armoured vehicle as the muddy road in front of him slowly unwinds. His is the lead vehicle in a UN escort shepherding a…
Business: South Africa largest PPC cement producer delays…
PPC Ltd. delayed the launch of its full-year income for a third time as South Africa’s largest cement maker continues to fix accounting blunders and strives to finalize a refinancing plan. The Johannesburg-based agency will…
NEWS: Up to 2.1M people face acute food…
Up to 2.1 million human beings in Somalia are expected to face an acute meals insecurity Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or even worse outcomes through December 2020, a new report said on Wednesday. The crisis…
Nigeria: Death toll from floods climbs to 95
The dying toll from floods in Nigeria has risen to 95, in accordance to local media reports Wednesday. Sixteen extra people had been killed in floods brought on with the aid of heavy rains in…
Sports: Didier Drogba wins the 2020 UEFA President’s…
Former Chelsea star, Didier Drogba has won the 2020 UEFA President's Award. The UEFA disclosed this in a statement released via an official Twitter account on Wednesday. The statement read "Didier is a hero to…
Entertainment: Why I haven’t married Chioma – Davido
Popular singer, David Adeleke AKA Davido has blamed the coronavirus pandemic for the delay in getting married to his fiancee, Chef Chioma. Davido in a viral interview on Wednesday said he would have gotten married…
Somalia Must Save Itself from Yasin, Al-Shabaab and…
Qatari have an effect on and Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's over-reliance on Doha have reversed years of safety progress. by Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Somalis, each at home and abroad, have been confident when Mohamed…
NEWS: President Kenyatta visits Paris, to sign major…
After receiving the French president in March last year, Kenya's chief Uhuru Kenyatta is on a go to to Paris. The President will meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. Kenyatta who…
Breaking: Township residents lose illegal power connections in…
Residents of the Diepsloot township, Johanesburg, South Africa have no electricity so most of them are forced to install illegal lightning rods to be able to live with power. But the authorities have however now…
French court to rule on Felicien Kabuga trial…
A top French appeals court is to rule today on whether alleged Rwandan genocide financier Felicien Kabuga will stand trial in France or face a UN tribunal in Tanzania. Kabuga, who is 84 but claims…
Business: FITA terminates the membership of Gold Leaf…
The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association stated on Wednesday it had expelled the Gold Leaf Tobacco Company from its ranks with instant effect. FITA chairman Sinenhlanhla Mnguni tested that Gold Leaf's membership had been terminated, however…
