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…
Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan
Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering its transition towards democracy after the fall of Omar al-Bashir. The European Union pledged 312…
Breaking: Gambia’s justice minister resigns
Gambia’s renowned justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou, who established a probe to investigate abuses under the country’s ex-dictator and spearheaded the international defence of Myanmar’s Rohingya, has resigned, the government said Thursday. The West African state…
Gunmen kidnap 10 aid workers in Niger
Unidentified gunmen have abducted 10 humanitarian aid workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said in a statement. Kadidiatou Harouna, of the Action and Impact Progress (APIS), said…
US slams Tanzania for opposition members arrest
The U.S. criticized Tanzania’s arrest of eight opposition leaders during their party meeting on Wednesday, saying the action stifles democratic norms. ACT-Wazalendo party leader Zitto Kabwe and other members were taken by authorities, citing alleged…
I’m not a ritualist – Nollywood actor, Kanayo…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has reacted to comments alleging that he is a ritualist. Kanayo said that contrary to the allegation, he only interprets roles in movies. He made the remark while responding…
Ghana apologises to Nigeria for demolition at embassy
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologized to his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari following the illegal building demolition on the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, according to a statement. The two West African…
NEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliament
Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into the parliament compound in the capital…
DR Congo declares end to Ebola in the…
Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo on Thursday officially proclaimed the end of the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the second most serious since the discovery of the virus in 1976. Declared on…
Business: Kenya and South Africa dominate Africa’s private…
Kenya has attracted Venture Capital deals worth Sh74.3 billion in the past five years, second highest in Africa after South Africa, the latest continental private equity report shows. The inaugural report on venture capital, entitled…
Zimbabwe: Churches, chiefs join Covid-19 taskforce
Government has roped in other stakeholders such as churches and traditional leaders to sit on the Covid-19 taskforce as part of deliberate efforts to disseminate information about the pandemic to all Zimbabweans, Information, Publicity and…
Kenya: KRA to focus on debt recovery to…
Kenya Revenue Authority plans to enhance debt recovery to help it meet its revenue collection targets. KRA's Commissioner for Domestic Taxes, Elizabeth Meyo has asked the staff to focus on pending bills, non-compliant suppliers/withholding agents/importers,…
Music industry is demonic – Vanessa Mdee makes…
Popular singer, Vanessa Mdee, has made clarifications on her exit from the music industry. Some days ago, Mdee through her podcast announced that she had quit the music industry, describing the industry as demonic. In…
Ex-Algerian prime minister jailed 12 years for corruption
An Algerian criminal court sentenced a former prime minister and energy minister to prison on corruption charges, in the latest crackdown on former officials in an OPEC nation struggling to allay youth discontent with the…
South Africa urges creditors to back rescue plan
South Africa’s public enterprises ministry on Wednesday urged creditors to back a rescue plan for cash-strapped South African Airways (SAA). Creditors are due to vote on the restructuring plan on Thursday, but one 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…
