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…
Twenty-six killed in central Mali
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African nation. Friday's attack targeted a Fulani village named Binedama in…
Schools to reopen in September- Uhuru
The Education ministry has been directed to prepare for reopening of schools beginning September subsequently hinting on the postponement of KCPE and KCSE exams. President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said the reopening will be gradual…
Protest against ‘racism and discrimination’ at top SA…
Grade 12 pupils at one of the country’s top private boys' schools, Diocesan College in Cape Town, better known as Bishops, held a protest at the school on Friday against “racism and discrimination”. They also…
Sports: Minister Mthethwa concerned by rate of transformation…
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa is concerned over the lack of urgency in the transformation of South African sport. In a statement released by the department of sports, arts and culture on Friday, it was confirmed…
Business: Global Pandemic makes African countries go online…
In between her shifts, Zimbabwean nurse Sinothando Mpofu used to go to Bulawayo's open-air markets to buy tomatoes and cabbages for her family of nine - until the country's coronavirus lockdown closed all stalls. Ms…
News: How we killed, buried 55-yr-old widow in…
It took a little while, but karma caught up with 38-year-old Johnson Emmanuel who allegedly killed and buried a 55-year old woman in his backyard at Wumba Community in Apo area of the Federal Capital…
Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa
Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths from the pandemic on the continent. A total of 7,126 new cases were registered in…
Outrage over reported death of Cameroonian journalist Wazizi
Journalists in Cameroon have taken to the streets of Buea in the South west region to protest and demand an account of their missing colleague, Samuel Wazizi, after local media reported he had died in…
Sahel armies accused of human rights violations
Soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger engaged in the fight against jihadists in the central Sahel have been accused of increasingly abusing local populations. The allegations will feature on the agenda of the UN…
AfDB Launches Independent Investigation into its President
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced Thursday evening, the launch of an independent investigation into allegations of prevarication against its president, Nigerian Akinwumi Adesina, the only candidate for re-election to a new term. The Abidjan-based…
Parliamentary committee concerned about the maintenance of Nyayo…
The Parliamentary Sports Committee is concerned with the future maintenance and destruction threat posed by hooliganism at Nyayo Stadium even as the government prepares to re-open the facility. Whereas the committee gave the facility a…
Sports: NSL side Vihiga United geared for playoff
Vihiga United captain Patrick Okullo has set a return to the top flight as the team's irreducible minimum when they face Kisumu All Stars in the Kenya Football Federation /Kenya Premier League playoff. Vihiga finished…
Breaking: No silent Environment Day
As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak world over, a number of events falling within the affected dates have perhaps been celebrated differently or slip with the wind as shutdown to tame the spread of…
Nigeria: FG seeks NASS approval for $1.2bn agric…
The Federal Government has written the National Assembly, seeking its approval for $1.2 billion agricultural loan from Brazil and Deutsche Bank; to set up mechanisation service centres in 632 local governments of the federation. The…
AfDB trying to rescue low-income countries
The African Development Bank wants to support low-income countries, terribly weakened by the coronavirus pandemic that continues to devastate the world. AfDB has selected three countries in the ECOWAS zone for a start, and the…
Deon Hotto makes coach Pitso Mosimane of Mamelodi…
In what has been a busy week of player contract extensions at Mamelodi Sundowns, the Siya crew can now reveal their next target! Deon Hotto is believed to have made coach Pitso Mosimane’s wishlist and…
News: ”Black Lives Matter” protest hits South Africa
Supporters of the ‘‘Black Lives Matter’‘ movement gathered outside the South African parliament in Cape Town Wednesday. Protesters expressed solidarity with African-American George Floyd in the United States. Floyd, 46, died after a white Minneapolis…
Tunisia plans to resume commercial flights late June
Tunisia moves to resume commercial flights as it plans to reopen its airspace, land and sea borders on June 27, 2020 as part of full de-confinement scheduled for June 14. On Tuesday, the Minister of…
