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…
Malawi election commission appeals for calm as it…
Malawi’s electoral commission appealed for “peace and calm” on Wednesday as it counted ballots following a historic poll to re-elect a president after Peter Mutharika’s victory was overturned. Voters in Malawi went to the polls…
Gambia denies plans to relax homosexuality laws
The Gambia said on Tuesday that it would neither decriminalise homosexuality nor review its laws, following weeks of controversy over the issue in the tiny West African state. In a statement, the government denied widely…
Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality
Lawmakers in Gabon’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a law that punishes sexual relations between people of the same…
Sports: Three TS Galaxy Players Test Positive For…
GladAfrica Championship outfit TS Galaxy have announced that three of their players have tested positive for Covid-19. After Kaizer Chiefs confirmed two positive results on Tuesday, Galaxy have become the latest club to be affected…
Health: South Africa to start first COVID-19 vaccine…
South Africa announced Tuesday that it will begin its first clinical trial this week for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus. Participants from across Africa will be vaccinated in the South African-led trial, researchers said…
Somaliland lifts all COVID-19 restrictions
Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social gatherings and businesses. Somaliland’s Vice President Abdirahman Saylici told local media in the capital Hargeisa…
Nigeria: FG submits school reopening proposal to National…
The Federal Ministry of Education has presented to the National Assembly a detailed proposal on its plan to reopen schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on…
Davido and Chioma are still together – Davido’s…
HKN boss, Adewale Adeleke has revealed that his brother, singer Davido and his fiancee Chef Chioma are still together. This is coming barely two weeks after an alleged story said they parted ways with each…
You are not gods: Uganda’s president asks WHO…
Uganda’s president on Monday expressed his frustration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying they are not gods and should be modest as they set out guidelines to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Museveni,…
Ivory Coast nabs terrorist leader after deadly border…
Ivorian authorities on Monday announced the capture of a terrorist leader who led a deadly attack on a military post at Kafolo, on the northeastern border with Burkina Faso on June 11 following a large…
Business: Sasol’s troubled Lake Charles project now operating…
Sasol's delayed multibillion dollar Lake Charles project in the US is now operating at 86% of its total capacity. The alcohols plant at the project based in the US state of Louisiana is now operational,…
Malawians vote in crucial presidential poll rerun despite…
Voters in Malawi have already started casting their ballots today in crucial presidential election rerun pitting incumbent Peter Mutharika and opposition coalition leader Lazarus Chakwera. Today’s vote was necessitated after courts nullified the results of…
Breaking: Rwanda pioneers global initiative to connect schools…
Rwanda has been selected to lead the Giga initiative of connecting every school in Africa by 2030. The initiative was launched in 2019 by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Telecommunication Union…
Nigeria: Oby Ezekwesili loses mother
A former presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria in the 2019 election and ex-Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has lost her mother, Mrs Cecilia Nwayiaka Ujubuonu. She was said to have died…
COVID-19 cases in South Africa surpass 100,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa breached the 100,000 mark Monday after 4,288 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of infections to 101,590. “Regrettably, we report a further 61 COVID-19…
Sports: CAF Confed Cup, Champions League
A glimmer of hope for CAF inter-club competitions. The Champions League and the CAF Confederations could resume in September. But CAF has yet to fix the exact date for the resumption of the two club…
Rema chooses Burna Boy over Wizkid and Naira…
Fast rising Nigerian singer and 2020 BET Award nominee, Divine Ikubor alias Rema has said he prefers Burna Boy to Wizkid and Naira Marley. Rema chose his fellow 2020 BET Award nominee over other industry…
A year on: Ethiopia remembers ex-army chief, 2019…
Ethiopia remembered former army chief Seare Mekonnen on Monday, on the first anniversary of his assassination in 2019 via a failed regional coup d’etat in the Amhara regional state. A memorial ceremony in Seare’s native…
