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 Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has hit back at claims by the DA that National Treasury plans to extend a bailout to help fund the business rescue process of flag carrier South African Airways. This after the main opposition party announced on Friday that it had filed an urgent interdict application in the Gauteng High Court […]
Top Nigerian act, Oluwatosin Ajibade popularly known as Mr Eazi is raising $20 million to invest in African music creatives. The singer told CNN how he plans to create a new funding model for the music business on the continent through the Africa Music Fund (AMF). According to Mr. Eazi one of his primary motivations […]
Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed that six of their first team players are currently nursing strains. Head Coach Pitso Mosimane took to his official Twitter account yesterday to reveal that his side are currently experiencing many injury concerns during their preparations for the restart of the 2019/20 season. The Brazilians are currently conducting their training camp […]
Ivory Coast’s deceased Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried Friday in his hometown in Korogho, the main city in the north of the country. Before his burial, relatives surrounded his remains and prayed for the departed Prime Minister in the main mosque of the city. In this tranquil atmosphere, supporters of the deceased did […]
Dr Eddy Olafeso is one of the leading aspirants for the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State and aims to pick up the ticket of the PDP for the poll. In this interview with KnowAfrika, speaks on his ambition, the PDP primary and the chance of the party in the forthcoming election. THE […]
Ethiopia’s prime minister arrived in Eritrea on an official visit on Saturday. Abiy Ahmed was welcomed in the capital Asmara by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and other senior officials. The two leaders will confer on bilateral and regional issues, according to a statement by the Ethiopian premier’s office. Relations between the neighboring countries were restored […]
The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo’s northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the alarm weeks after the country officially declared an end to a separate Ebola epidemic which claimed over 2,000 lives. There have been 54 confirmed cases since June 1 in Mbandaka, a transport hub in Equateur province, including 22 deaths, […]
Using a public means of transport in South Africa in these times of coronavirus is no easy task. In addition to waiting for a ride, commuters are forced to comply with hygiene measures. These measures are necessary, but do not help operators in the sector or the passengers. “It’s hard, because even when we are […]
Dozens of Sudanese took to the streets in Khartoum Friday against recent reforms by the government, which they deem anti-Islamic. These reforms include allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol. “We won’t allow bars to reopen, we won’t allow prostitution again. This people are Muslims, and this is the voice of the people”, Mostafa Tal al-Sir, a […]
Eskom released a statement on Friday evening, announcing that it would implement load reduction in the Nkangala District Municipality in Mpumalanga from on Saturday morning from 05:00 to 09:00. The statement comes at the end of week which saw load shedding return to South Africans’ lives, although Eskom managed to avoid having to implement load […]
Nigerian singer, Douglas Jack Agu, popularly known as Runtown, has reportedly gotten engaged to his Australian Sudanese girlfriend, Adut Akech. The popular singer shared a video of himself and his girlfriend loving up as she stylishly flaunted a diamond ring on her finger. In one of the short clips which he shared via his Instagram […]
No fewer than 42 Nigerians have been repatriated from the Niger Republic. They were removed for entering the country without valid documents. Abdullahi Dalhatu, Acting Controller, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Katsina State, said this in a statement on Friday. The deportees were returned to Nigeria through the NIS control post in Kongolam. Dalhatu said twelve […]
The international Nelson Mandela Day this year is under the theme “Acting to bring about change”. Among the things Nelson Mandela stood for was pan-Africanism. He reminded us that, “as long as gross poverty, injustice and gross inequalities persist in our world, none of us will have real rest”. With economic hardship in South Africa, […]
Super Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho has left Deportivo La Coruna for a three-year move to Cypriot side APOEL FC in an incredible move for the Nigerian international. Uzoho actually joined Deportivo in January 2019, but the Nigerian goalie was not given active playing time and was loaned to Anorthosis Famagusta. And after spending six months […]
A reservoir behind Ethiopia‘s disputed Grand Renaissance dam on the River Nile has started filling with water – a day after talks with Egypt and Sudan ended without agreement, officials say. Ethiopian Water Minister Seleshi Bekele confirmed the latest satellite images showing water levels rising. Ethiopia sees the hydroelectric project as crucial for its economic […]
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 14 million Saturday, according to a running tally by US-based Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths from the virus reached 600,665, with recoveries topping 7.8 million. The US remains the worst-hit country with more than 3.6 million infections, while the death toll there exceeds 139,100. Brazil, which has the largest […]
A federal high court on Thursday granted police additional 14 days to investigate Jawar Mohammed, an activist turned politician associated with opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Jawar was arrested, along with others, two weeks ago in connection with the unrest that took place in Addis Ababa and parts of Oromia region in the wake of […]
Mali’s prime minister has apologised for “excesses” by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters, but rejected opposition demands that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign. Last Friday, the latest in a series of mass protests in the capital Bamako against Keita turned violent, with security forces firing on protesters, some of whom […]