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…
Gbagbo and Soro Officially Back in the Presidential…
Initial Bid Rejection Two more candidates are officially in the running to be president in Cote d’Ivoire in time for the Monday night submission deadline. Both candidacy bids were filed in their absence and in…
NEWS: Ramaphosa to face party probe in South…
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will appear earlier than an integrity commission to reply questions about a controversial marketing campaign donation. This is according to his governing birthday party officials. Senior member of the African…
Cote d’Ivoire: Deadline for presidential aspirants
The schedule for submitting candidacy papers to run for October’s presidential election in Cote d’Ivoire ends by midnight. At least 36 candidates are expected to be registered by the end the day for the presidential…
Breaking: Congo Brazzaville’s Jailed Opposition Leader Back from…
Congo's opposition leader Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko returned to Brazzaville on Sunday after a month's medical attention in Turkey. The 73-year-old general, who ran against President Denis Sassou Nguesso in the 2016 polls, was imprisoned for…
Entertainment: Music Executive, Howie-T laid to rest amid…
Late show biz promoter and music executive, Bayo Odusami, popularly known in the entertainment industry as Howie-T has been laid to rest. Howie T was known for bringing singing duo, P-square to limelight. Howie-T was…
Sudan: Pre-signing peace talks after years of unrest
The Darfur track file consisting of 7-8 protocols was signed in initials Friday night through the Sudanese authorities delegation and individuals of the Sudan Revolutionary Front Rebel Alliance. Some of the protocols contact on wealth-sharing,…
Malian M5 RFP Propose 18 to 24 month…
The June Opposition Movement that saw numerous Malian citizens in the streets of Bamako calling for the resignation of the now-ousted ex-president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita proposed a transition back to civilian power of 18 to24…
COVID-19 cases in Africa close to 1.24 M…
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Sunday stated that the number of nice COVID-19 instances throughout the African continent rose to 1,237,070 amid growing impact on African economies. The Africa…
Sports: Injury Blow For Daniel Akpeyi
Super Eagles goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi has been dealt a devastating blow as he suffered a head injury on Sunday all through the ABSA Premier League tie between his group Kaizer Chiefs and Bidvest Wits. Akpeyi…
South Africa: Talks With Keen Investors in State…
South Africa‘s government has started talks with private entities interested in buying into the country’s insolvent national carrier, which needs at least 10 billion rand ($583 million) to resume operations. A team from the Department…
Nigeria: Pregnant woman, 2 kids and 3 others…
A pregnant woman, her two children and 3 others were killed in a freak accident involving a diesel tanker, a truck and six motor cycles in Ikare-Akoko local government area of Ondo state on Saturday,…
Mauritius: Thousands protest dolphin deaths
Thousands of people took to the streets of Port Louis, Mauritius' capital on Saturday to protest the deaths of at least 40 dolphins following an oil spill by a Japanese bulk carrier. The protesters brought…
Health: Why Ugandans die of COVID-19
Between July 21, when Uganda recorded the first COVID-19 death and August 27, the country lost 26 people to COVID-19, out of 2,524 confirmed cases. While COVID-19 kills on its own virility, most of those…
NEWS: Thousands of people in Mauritius protest against…
Thousands of human beings marched on Saturday in Port Louis, the capital metropolis of Mauritius, a month after a grounded Japanese ship leaked over 1,000 lots of gasoline oil into the island's fragile marine areas.…
South Africa: Protest against farm attacks
Hundreds of farmers on tractors, motorbikes, trucks or horses took to the streets of the small South African town of Mookgophong on Tuesday, to protest what they said was a spike in attacks on farms.…
Head of Mali’s transitional government won’t be allowed…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stated on Saturday the chief of the yet to be fashioned Transitional government will now not be allowed to run in the country's subsequent elections. A statement…
Business: Massmart shares continue to benefit amid loss…
Massmart earnings tumbled 40 percent at some point of the 26 weeks to June as store income slumped on the Covid-19 lockdown pandemic fallout. Massmart, which operates 420 retail and wholesale stores in 13 sub-Saharan countries,…
Sports: Ebere Eze shines in Crystal Palace win
Ebere Eze made his debut for Crystal Palace during a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Charlton in preseason friendly. The former Queens Park Rangers (QPR) participant who made a big-money pass to Selhurst this summer time…
