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…
Why Has Africa Back Tracked Inoculation For COVID19?
African countries are reluctant to sign in the Pfizer Indemnity clause that had been readily offered to the company by the UK government some time back. The non-damage clause protects the interests of the company…
Congo trapped in extreme poverty as Sassou rules…
Denis Sassou Nguesoo, 77, has been in power for 36 years, and last month’s presidential elections in Congo-Brazzaville brought no surprises. Sassou sealed in 88% of the votes amid widespread allegations of ballot stuffing and…
Congolese opposition leader Kolelas dies of COVID19
Congolese opposition leader Guy-Brice Kolelae has died of coronavirus infection while being flown to France for treatment, his campaign director said on Monday. The news came a day after the election in which his presidency…
Italian ambassador to DR. Congo shot dead in…
The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed in Goma, Italy's foreign ministry has said. Italy's ambassador to the DRC, an Italian policeman and their Congolese driver have been killed in…
DR Congo President Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo over chairmanship…
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi has taken over the chairmanship of the African Union for a year. He will take over from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, 58, is a Congolese politician…
NEWS: Over 6 Rangers Murdered By Gunmen In…
Over six guards of the virunga national park has been killed by the unknown gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is according to a local media outlet in the country The arrangement loss…
Congo Empowers African Authors
A popular university in Congo is set to empower countless numbers of young African authors and writers. They are particularly focussing on the storytelling aspect of literary work. Local understudy at the college shares what…
NEWS: The United Nations World Food Program Supports…
In the region of a hundreds thousand people, has lost their homes due to the floods that has destroyed homes in northern Congo. The floods has also destroyed farmlands and farm produce in the country.…
Four countries at risk of famine – United…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a danger of famine and tremendous meals insecurity in four international locations affected through conflict — Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria, and South Sudan. In a notice to…
Congo marks 60 years of independence
The Republic of Congo has commemorated its 60th anniversary of independence. President Denis Sassou Nguesso on saturday underlined the "progress" made in his country, a former French colony. During a ceremony to mark the anniversary,…
Rwanda raises questions about the Belgian investigation committee
The Rwandan Parliament has expressed “reservations” about the likely effect of a Belgian exceptional parliamentary fee set up to study Belgian’s colonial past due to the inclusion of a “known denier” of the Rwandan genocide…
Organization of Africa’s oil producing countries relocate headquarters…
The African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO), Tuesday, agreed to relocate the headquarters of the organization from Nigeria to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The Council of Ministers approved the recommendation to move the temporary Headquarters of…
Works of Congolese, Egyptian directors feature at Cannes…
There will be no African film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival according to organizers. In the midst of the fight against the coronavirus, the annual meeting of world cinema will be held virtually. A…
Border closure hits Dangote, export moved to Congo
Dangote Cement exports from Nigeria to neighbouring countries fell 41% in 2019 when Nigeria’s government closed the land borders. The development has made the dominant cement company in Africa move its exports to Congo Republic,…
East Africa’s huge locust outbreak has spread to…
A small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been seen in the Central African country since 1944, the UN Food and Agriculture Agency said Tuesday as…
Congo unveils new docks in commercial city port
The port of Pointe Noire is constantly expanding. President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday inaugurated new infrastructure for the Congo terminal. It is the concessionaire of the Autonomous Port of…
