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…
Death and destruction as floods hit western Uganda
Thousands of Ugandans have been displaced from their homes after heavy rains hit the East African country. Reports say the overflow of two rivers in western Uganda exacerbated the situation, causing buildings to submerge. A…
Mory Kante: Guinean icon famed for ‘Yeke Yeke’…
Guinean traditional music icon Mory Kante has died, President Alpha Conde confirmed in a tweet of May 22. Conde described the death as a loss for African culture. He added that Mory had led an…
Seychelles virus-free with full recoveries, no death
Another island nation, Seychelles, has attained virus-free status after the Health Ministry announced full recoveries as of Monday May 18. The country becomes the third in recent times to achieve the feat behind Mauritius and…
Somalia: floods leave dozens dead – UN
Dozens have been killed in flooding in Somalia that has affected nearly 1 million people and displaced over 400 thousand from their homes, according to the United Nations. People struggled to wade through flood water…
Madagascar records its first coronavirus death
Madagascar on Sunday announced the first death of a patient suffering from the novel coronavirus, nearly two months after it was first detected in the country. The 57-year-old hospital worker died on Saturday and had…
Five surfers found dead off the Dutch coast
Five surfers have died after surfing amid dangerous weather conditions off the coast of the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said Tuesday. Two surfers died after being pulled from the sea Tuesday, two bodies were found Tuesday…
Medical Director Of Kastina General Hospital Dies Of…
Dr Kabir Tijjani, Medical Director of General Hospital, Mani, Katsina State, has died of COVID-19. The death occurred on Tuesday, a family source told KnowAfrika. The source said the late medical doctor was last week…
Seven dead, three injured on Kisumu-Busia road
Seven people including a child died on the spot on Monday in a road accident involving a lorry ferrying sugarcane and two other vehicles on the Kisumu-Busia highway. Kisumu county police commander Ransom Lolmondoni said…
“It’s sad we lost you but your stubborn…
Popular Nigerian professional dancer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh better known as Kaffy has mourned her colleague, Kodak who lost her life after she was electrocuted recently. Since the death of Love Divine (Kodak) on Wednesday evening, a…
DR Congo: 12 Rangers Among 17 Killed in…
At least 17 people, including 12 rangers were killed Friday in an attack in Virunga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said.…
Why malaria raises the risk of death in…
As the world grapples with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, experts have warned that malaria infection is increasingly responsible for Nigerians dying from the pandemic and vice-versa, since about 97 per cent of the population…
Chad to probe death of 44 detained Boko…
Forty-four suspected Boko Haram terrorists were found dead in their cells in a Chad prison last week. Officials said the 44 were among a group of 58 suspects captured during a major army operation around…
‘We could die at home’: Malawians resist lockdown…
While much of the world labours under strict coronavirus lockdowns, Malawi has bucked the trend after a court blocked attempts to restrict its population’s movements — much to the relief of some residents. “Had the…
Nigerian Basketball Player dies of tuberculosis
Deborah Onu lost the battle to tuberculosis of the spine in the early hours of Saturday at Primus Hospital, Karu, Abuja. The basketball player last month got financial support from super Eagles midfielder John to…
South Africa: Soldier dies in high-speed chase of…
A member of the South African Defence Force has died while two of his colleagues and a police officer were injured during an accident in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, at the weekend. According to the Mpumalanga police,…
Nigeria: The US Government has responded to the…
The United States Government through its mission in Nigeria has extended condolences to the family of late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. Kyari, who died on Friday after succumbing to the COVID-19 virus was buried…
Nigeria: Abba Kyari, President Buhari’s Chief of Staff,…
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, is dead. Mr Kyari died of coronavirus and was receiving treatment at a private hospital in Lagos for the disease. His death was announced by…
18 dead in enforcement of Nigeria COVID-19 lockdown…
Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday claimed in a report that security operatives killed 18 civilians during enforcement of a total lockdown in major cities in the country over the novel coronavirus. The commission,…
