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…
Italy Steps Up to Save Migration Deal with…
Italy’s far-right administration on Monday passed a new law aimed at addressing judicial obstacles that might jeopardise a controversial migration agreement with Albania. With this immediate law, the government has narrowed the list of countries…
Kenyan Court Blocks New Deputy President Appointment
Kenyan President William Ruto nominated Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy president on Friday but the court has stopped his appointment until it considers a case next week that questions the impeachment of…
UAE Ambassador Dr. Salem Al Naqbi Meets with…
Recently, His Excellency Dr Salem Al Naqbi, UAE Ambassador to Nairobi and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, met with Kenya's Minister of Environment and Forestry,…
Why are drought-stricken African countries slaughtering elephants?
Some regions of southern Africa are slaughtering elephants and other wildlife to feed their starving populations, at a time when the drought in these countries is the worst for more than a century. The decision…
Saqr Ghobash Engages in Parliamentary Cooperation Talks with…
The Union of the Comoros Parliamentary Council received His Excellency Engineer Mustadran Abdo, President of the Federal Parliament of the Union of the Comoros, and the accompanying delegation at the Council's headquarters in Abu Dhabi…
AFRICOM Chief on threats, way forward for US…
The Commander in Chief of the US armed forces in Africa General Micheal Langley has started to mould the presence of the army in the continent after the withdrawal of the forces from Niger. There…
UAE plans to invest $23 billion in low-carbon…
United Arab Emirates will invest $23 billion over five years in next-generation low-carbon energy, such as hydrogen and ammonia, to capture 5% of the world's clean hydrogen production by 2030, a senior Abu Dhabi National…
Controversy over conditions of detention of ‘StopGalamseyNow’ protesters…
Oliver Mawuse Barker Vormawor, the organiser of the ‘StopGalamseyNow’ demonstration, and 11 other demonstrators have been remanded in custody until 8 October. The total number of protesters remanded in custody now stands at 52, prompting…
Police Deployment in Haiti by Kenya Strengthens Security-Ruto…
While visiting Haiti last Saturday, Kenyan President William Ruto praised the great progress in the security build-up on the island nation since 382 specially trained Kenyan police officers were deployed. The forces are part of…
What Sudan Needs: An Urgent Humanitarian Response, Say…
As fighting in Sudan is intensifying, with an increasingly dire hunger crisis, UN agencies and Member States called on Wednesday for urgent action to protect civilians at the UN General Assembly in New York. The…
South Africa Calls for Peaceful Solution on the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has called on the United Nations General Assembly for an "immediate and peaceful" resolution of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The South African leader addressed world leaders at the…
Somalia Strengthens National Security with Counter-IED Training Initiative
In the pursuance of self-reliance and sustainability of national security by Somalia, IEDs remain a nagging problem. From the community level to national forces, attacks from such explosives have left an average of about 600…
Ali Bongo Ondimba Announces Retirement from Politics, Calls…
The former President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, overthrown last August by a coup, has just made an important declaration in an open letter to the Gabonese people. The letter contained his final retirement from…
Dubai princess launches ‘Divorce’ perfume just weeks after…
Dubai Princess Mahra Mohammed Rashed Al Maktoum, who recently announced her separation from her husband, has just launched a new fragrance line, which she has aptly titled ‘Divorce’. On her Instagram page ahead of the…
More than 50 killed in Nigeria’s deadly fuel…
A tragic incident involving the explosion of a petrol tanker in Niger State, Nigeria has claimed the lives of over 50 and cattle in a head-on accident. Victims were given a mass funeral. On Sunday,…
The Filmhouse Group rewards creative excellence at FAME…
Filmhouse Group is one of the participants celebrating creativity, talent and innovation on the continent at FAME Week Africa 2024, currently taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. For Filmhouse Group, Fame Week Africa is…
UAE’s Foreign Aid Exceeds $98 Billion, Changing Lives…
Having given approximately AED360 billion ($98.09 billion) in overseas aid since its inception in 1971 till mid-2024, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains a lighthouse of hope and kindness. Aiming to lower poverty, ease calamities,…
22 Missing and One Dead as Migrants Boat…
In yet another sad event involving migrants trying to reach Europe, on Tuesday a boat carrying thirty-two migrants overturned off the Libyan coast, killing one person and missing 22 others. Nine people have been rescued…
