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…
Nigeria: NAPPS suggests phased reopening of schools
Private school owners in the country under the aegis of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, have called on the Federal Government to embark on a gradual reopening of schools in the…
Economic distancing: 60 million face extreme poverty –…
The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty. The World Bank warns that the progress made over the past three years in the fight against…
Burundi awaits poll results as opposition alleges fraud
Polling station closed across Burundi on Wednesday in a largely incident free process in keenly watched general elections. The polls will usher in the post-Pierre Nkurunziza era. But voters also cast ballots for lawmakers and…
Impact of Covid-19 on African economies; a look…
The COVID-19 pandemic and related measures have brought the world’s economy nearly to a total halt. A UN report released on May 12 projects the global economy to contract by 3.2% this year. World trade…
Breaking: South Sudan VP, wife test positive for…
South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, his office said. In a statement, the office said Machar's wife Angelina Tang, who serves as defense minister, also tested positive for the…
NNPC set to build hospitals in 14 states
To strengthen the nation’s health sector, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, is set to build robust medical facilities in 14 states. He made the disclosure in Abuja…
Africa’s top COVID-19 technocrats: Africa CDC’s John Nkengasong
The coronavirus pandemic has seized the world in multiple ways, snuffing lives out of humans, economies and everyday activities of millions across the globe. The fight against the rampaging virus has been classed as one…
News: India sends hydroxychloroquine to Africa in war…
India is spending around $16 million -- half of it in Africa -- on pharmaceuticals, test kits and other medical assistance for some 90 countries battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The South Asian nation has already…
Egypt tightens COVID-19 restrictions for Eid holiday
Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5 p.m. and halt public transport from May 24 for six days during the Eid holiday, as it seeks to curb the…
Burundi set to go to polls amid fears…
Millions of voters in Burundi will go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president in the first competitive election since a decade-long civil war began in 1993. Amid concern that authorities are…
Health: Uganda’s COVID-19 cases rise to 227
The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has risen to 227 after 24 people tested positive to the virus. The new cases include 14 Kenyans, six Tanzanians and four Ugandans who entered the country…
Business: Mango Airlines to cut employee salaries by…
Mango Airlines, the low-cost wing of SAA, is set to cut its employees’ salaries by up 50percent. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliament during a briefing on the state of state-owned entities including SAA,…
East African truck drivers face COVID-19 backlash
Kenya’s Namanga border has been classified as a high-risk area by the government after recording a high number of COVID-19 infections in the area, especially among truck drivers. Drivers who transport essential goods to Uganda,…
Buhari Receives Madagascar COVID-19 Herbal Medication from the…
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday received samples of the Madagascar herbal drug which the African country claimed could cure COVID-19. The drug was delivered to Buhari by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau at the…
Breaking: 250 Malawians Stranded in South Africa Lockdown…
At least 250 Malawians stranded in the 50 day Covid-19 lockdown in South Africa are expected to be in the country on Saturday. Buses hired to repatriate Malawians stranded in South Africa, Director of Health…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 5,000
Nigeria, on Thursday, recorded 193 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of infected people exceeded 5,000. Three people also died from the virus on Thursday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),…
Kenya: A second KQ plane set to evacuate…
The Kenyan High Commission has announced that there will be a second flight to the UK to evacuate Kenyans who are stranded due to COVID-19 pandemic. "The flight has been arranged through offices of the…
Breaking: Buhari finally orders importation of Madagascar’s COVID-19…
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the presidential task force on COVID-19 to pick up COVID-Organics, Madagascar's self-proclaimed, plant-based "remedy" for coronavirus. We reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha,…
