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…
ECOWAS mediation mission to Guinea postponed due to…
Concerns have been raised over Guinea’s political future as ECOWAS postpones its mediation mission to Guinea indefinitely due to the coronavirus. ECOWAS was meant to amongst other things, convince President Alpha Condé not to run…
Coronavirus in Africa: 33 countries infected, 21 virus-free
There are now more than 400 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic. According to…
Sudan closes airports to stop COVID-19 circulation
The Sudanese government on Monday declared a public health state of emergency to address coronavirus and decided to shut its ports and airports. The Security and Defense Council headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of…
Somalia, Tanzania confirm first COVID-19 cases
Tanzania and Somalia on Monday confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus. Tanzania’s Health Minister called on citizen to remain calm, as a 46-year-old woman in the country tested positive for the virus, according to…
South Africa counts economic impact of COVID-19
South Africa has recorded the highest level of infection of Covid-19 in the southern Africa region since its outbreak. Growth is expected to contract by 1.5 percent in the first 3 months, as the virus…
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…
Football leagues suspended in Africa
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have recorded cases as compared to for example Italy where the entire country is almost in…
Sudan closes schools and universities over COVID-19
Sudan’s has ordered the closure of schools and universities for one month from Saturday to control the spread of coronavirus, a statement from the cabinet said. The statement said all public gatherings, such as weddings…
South Africa repatriates 121 citizens from China
A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, in China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic. The 121 expatriates…
Sports:CAF postpones Afcon 2021 qualifiers due to coronavirus
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has postponed this month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic. The continent’s football governing body made the decision on Friday in order…
Health: Mauritania records first coronavirus case
The Ministry of health in Mauritania has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the West African country in a statement on Friday. The patient is a European man living in Mauritania who returned to…
Sudan, Guinea confirms first COVID-19 case
Sudan and guinea have also recorded cases of the coronavirus pandemic bring the number of African countries infected to sixteen as at midday of March 13, 2020. The Guinean case was of a Belgian national…
OPEC slashes oil production worldwide
OPEC’s decision to cut oil production worldwide is yet another blow for oil-producing countries. The organization now forecasts a global demand of 0.99 million barrels per day, compared to more than a million. This slash…
Health: COVID-19 patients are still in Ghana –…
Nkrumah said one of the cases is a Ghanaian who works in Turkey and have returned to the country over a week ago. In a joint press conference with the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman…
Hopes for Ebola, fears for Corona virus in…
The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC has records the first case of coronavirus in the country. The patient, first announced as a Belgian national, then as a Congolese living in Belgium, is been quarantined in…
Nigeria to revise budget
The budget of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer estimated at 34.6 billion dollars for the year 2020 will be revised downwards, according to the Ministry of Finance. This is due to the sharp drop in…
Coronavirus: Ivory Coast records first case
Ivory Coast have recorded its index case of coronavirus according to multiple reports in the West African country. The case was reported in the capital Abidjan. The country becomes the fifth in the region to…
Morocco records first coronavirus death
The Ministry of Health in Morocco on Tuesday has said the country has recorded its first death linked to the new coronavirus, an 89-year-old woman who suffered from chronic health problems. The woman, a Moroccan…
