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 Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
Aiming at reducing the rising number of migrants traveling the dangerous Atlantic route to the Canary Islands, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez revealed on Tuesday a series of major agreements with the West African country of Mauritania. Sánchez described Spain’s strategy to extend its circular migration scheme to include Mauritanian workers during a joint news […]
Sven Goran Eriksson, former coach of the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire, died on Monday at the age of 76. The Swedish coach had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Sweden. Throughout his long career, Sven-Goran Eriksson was the first foreign coach to lead the England team between 2001 and […]
The UAE non-oil foreign trade hit a historical new record, with the value approaching AED 1.4 trillion for the first half of 2024, growing year-on-year by 11.2%. That does underline very strongly the good economic policy of the nation and, consequently, its cemented place as one of the big world trading centers. These were driven […]
On Sunday, a number of airstrikes on the village of Tinzaouatine, in northern Mali bordering Algeria, killed 21 civilians, including 11 children. The airstrikes hit a pharmacy before reaching the nearby civilians. This was confirmed by Mali’s armed forces, who claimed the operation was to neutralize terrorists in the region. The coalition groups of the […]
During the continuous Sudan peace negotiations in Switzerland, a joint statement was made by the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the African Union, and the United Nations in a major turnabout. The comment underlined the urgency of addressing the humanitarian situation in Sudan and the need of […]
Expressing major worries about the worsening situation in Libya, Stephanie Koury of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) briefed the UN Security Council on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Libya’s political, economic, and security stability has rapidly dropped during the past two months, therefore hampering attempts for a negotiated political solution to the current […]
More than 150 kilometers from Bujumbura, thousands of Christians visited the Mugera Marian Shrine in central Burundi on Thursday to mark the Feast of the Assumption, a big Catholic event. Attracting devotees from all throughout the nation and beyond, the shrine—known not only as a tourist spot but also for its great cultural relevance. Burundian […]
According to data published on Tuesday by the country’s national statistics agency, South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose from 32.9% in the first quarter to 33.5% in the second quarter of this year. Employment fell to 16.7 million in the second quarter, while the number of unemployed rose by 158,000 to 8.4 million, according to […]
In a deal that could cost almost £60 million, Manchester United have signed Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich. De Ligt has signed a five-year contract and Mazraoui a four-year deal, both with a one-year extension option. United may call Mazraoui up immediately to replace the injured Luke Shaw, who is expected […]
Since his political party came to power in the March 2024 presidential elections, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko paid his first trip to Mali. Senegal’s diplomatic efforts to persuade Mali, now under military control, to rejoin to the 15-nation regional bloc known as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had the visit as […]
In a significant step toward bolstering economic partnerships with Africa, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has announced ambitious plans to reinvigorate the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This two-decade-old duty-free initiative, set to expire in September 2025, is undergoing a much-anticipated makeover that aims to enhance its effectiveness and utility. AGOA has been instrumental […]
African countries are known for their startup ecosystems. A new report compiled by the CEOWORLD magazine has found the best African countries for entrepreneurs in 2022. The Entrepreneurship Index has evaluated a total of 100 economies. Let’s talk about the top 5 African countries for entrepreneurs in 2022. Top 5 African countries for entrepreneurs South […]
DRDGOLD one of the world’s leading gold treatment organization has declared and recorded a strong performance in the financial sector of the organization for the past six months, this is a major boost in the gold sector. DRDGold, which possesses the Ergo and Far West Gold Recoveries (FWGR) plants, said yesterday that profit per offer […]
Popular South African pharmaceutical company, Sasol recorded major profit on the JSE in the late hours of Friday, the total profit gained by Sasol was in the excess of over R100 shares which ranks amongst the highest profit gained by the pharmaceutical company. Sasol shut 8.92 percent higher at R164.99 an offer after it said […]
The former executives of Tekkie Town are legally fighting for the ownership of the popular home accessories, both parties are set to go the distance in reclaiming the popular accessories retailer. The matter was tabled before the Western Cape High Court in South Africa. Pepkor Holdings is a Steinhoff auxiliary and it was recorded independently […]
There was a bill passed in 2020 to change the CFA franc to the Eco. This will ultimately end the centralization of the foreign exchange, that is exclusively available to countries in the West Africa region. However, since the arrangement was reached between the French government and eight nations in West Africa-no authority plan has […]
Popular bank, Nedbank has offered contactless service to collect bank cards, the customers of Nedbank can now collect their various cards either debit or credit card without the need to physically be in the bank premises. The storage spaces were at first dispatched in November 2019 with storage spaces at 46 branches, trailed by 14 […]
African Development Bank are set to launch an accelerated change initiative, the proposed budget for this initiative is around $25 billion, and it’s strictly for the continent of Africa. This initiative is to help African countries particularly with climate adaptation. The declaration came during the Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on Monday, facilitated by the […]