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…
Ethiopia parliament picks Somali region VP as new…
Ethiopia’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Federation (HoF), on Wednesday elected a new speaker following the resignation of Keria Ibrahim. Aden Farah, a former vice-president of the Somali regional state, takes the speakership position…
Politics: Burundi cabinet wants court to declare presidency…
Burundi will seek constitutional interpretation on how to proceed over the power vacuum created by the death of president Pierre Nkurunziza on June 8. The First Vice-President, Gaston Sindimwo, today (June 11) chaired an extraordinary…
Thabi Leoka SA is in a precarious position-but…
There is a lot of talk about the role and the mandate of the SA Reserve Bank and emotions seem to rise when the economy is in a rut and solutions prove elusive. Critiques of…
Kenya: LSK defends CJ Maraga in Executive, Judiciary…
The Law Society of Kenya has defended Chief Justice David Maraga over his recent address, dismissing claims that his sentiments were personal and an outburst against the President. The society’s president Nelson Havi on Wednesday…
Kenya: Eight policemen escape death narrowly as arsonist…
Eight police officers escaped death narrowly after suspected arsonists set their camp on fire in a Naivasha estate to protest alleged harassment. The incident that occurred in the wee hours of Thursday morning saw the…
Rwanda set to launch Space Agency in July
Rwanda's Minister of Technology and Innovation Paula Ingabire advanced on Wednesday that the Rwandan Space Agency must start operating in July this year. According to the minister, the agency will support forecasting and planning in…
DR Congo starts Ebola vaccinations after new outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun administering Ebola vaccinations in an effort to curb the spread of the virus which resurfaced in the country recently. With the help of various partners, vaccination begun over…
Ivorian Defense Minister to sue over ‘cocaine trafficker’…
Ivorian Defense minister Hamed Bakayoko has strongly denied allegations of being a drug trafficker. A Canadian website Vice has been publishing a series of articles suggesting that he was a “major cocaine trafficker.” But according…
95% of schools reopen in South Africa after…
South Africa reopened schools for pupils in certain grades after two and a half months of home-schooling to limit the spread of coronavirus. On Monday, about 95 per cent of schools had reopened. The government…
Super Eagles star reveals his dreams of joining…
Moses Simon has revealed that he would love to fulfil his boyhood dream by playing for Real Madrid. The Super Eagles winger is aiming at following the steps footsteps of former national teammate Odion Ighalo…
DJ Cuppy reveals two men she has ever…
Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy has taken to social media to reveal that she's only ever loved two men in her 27 years of existence. She named both men, her…
NEWS: Boko Haram ‘kills 69, razes village in…
Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, three sources told Reuters. The men attacked the village of Faduma Koloram,…
Congolese music star Edouard Nganga dies at 87
The republic of Congo is in mourning following the death of the patriarch of rumba and Congolese music, Edouard Nganga. Co-founder of the Bantous de la capitale in 1959, a year before the country’s independence,…
Belgian city removes statue of Leopold II, plunderer…
The Belgian city of Antwerp on Tuesday (June 9) confirmed removing a statue of colonial-era leader, King Leopold II. The move comes days after it was defaced by anti-racism protesters. Leopold is the subject of…
Breaking: Burundi President Nkurunziza dies of heart attack
The government of Burundi has announced the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. According to a statement on Twitter Mr Nkurunziza died today after suffering a heart attack. He was aged 55. “The government of…
China will treat vaccine as ‘global public goods’…
China has vowed to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials. The country is expending great efforts in the global scramble to develop a vaccine for the new corona virus pandemic that began…
Tired Kenyans march against ‘dogged’ police violence
Dozens in Kenya’s capital Nairobi held peaceful demonstrations on Monday against police brutality. Marching through Mathare slums, the demonstrators demanded justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings. According to Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority, at…
President Magufuli declares Tanzania free of Coronavirus
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has declared the East African country “coronavirus-free”. This is coming after the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern over the government’s strategy on the pandemic. Tanzania refused to publish daily…
