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…
Kenya: Daniel Wanjiru Banned Until 2023
London marathon champion Daniel Wanjiru has been banned until 2023 for doping buy the World Athletic Federation (WAF), he has been caught using banned substance. A Thursday announcement sees Kenya's walking champion Daniel Wanjiru banned…
S.Africa: outrage over calls to prayer restrictions
Two orders in South Africa restricting the Muslim call to prayer or adhan have led to outrage among local Muslims. In Pretoria, the capital, city inspectors ultimate Friday ordered a facility to stop broadcasting the…
South Africa lifts COVID-19 ban on tobacco and…
South Africa lifted its ban on alcohol and cigarette sales on Tuesday as the country eased coronavirus measures to level two. Cigarette, tobacco and alcohol sales were prohibited to prevent people from sharing cigarettes and…
Thousands of people in DR Congo capital defy…
Thousands of protesters gather in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, four days after five people were killed in banned demonstrations over the choice of a new election chief. Protesters gathered in Boulevard Lumumba, one of…
Sudan ratifies law banning female genital mutilation
Sudan’s ruling body ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, the justice ministry announced Friday, handing the movement for women’s rights in the African country a long-sought victory. The Sovereign Council…
Roger Stone banned from Facebook, Instagram after controversial…
President Trump’s longtime adviser Roger Stone has been blocked on Facebook and Instagram just days after he publicly asked the commander-in-chief for clemency and petitioned a federal appeals court to put off his 40-month prison…
Ex-marathon runner, Kenya’s Kipsang banned for doping
Kenya’s world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been slapped with a four year ban from competitions after missing series of doping tests. A ruling published by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday states that the…
Eritrea bans all internal, external travel
The Ministry of health in Eritrea has issued additional guidelines to all nationals & expatriates residing in the country. They have not recorded any case yet even though neighbours Sudan and Ethiopia have one and…
Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew barred from entering Eritrea
The head of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia was barred from leaving the main airport in neighbouring Eritrea to attend an engagement over the weekend. The church said Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew had been issued with…
