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 […]
In the Bayouda desert of Sudan, the ancient site of Jabal Maragha has disappeared. The ruins, that were two thousand years old, have been destroyed by treasure hunters who searched the site for gold .To save time, they used heavy machinery, digging a vast trench into the historic location. Hardly anything remains.”We worked on this […]
At least 37 representatives from the House of bishops from the Province of the Church of Uganda the day prior to this gathered in Ndeeba close to Kampala to condole with Christians of St Peter’s Church, whose residence of worship used to be demolished on Sunday. The prelates also attacked the Judiciary for giving the […]
A landslide on the outskirts of Ivory Coast’s largest city Thursday killed at least 13 people after heavy rains swept away around 20 houses in the area, authorities said. A search was underway in Anyama for those who remained missing, while meteorologists warned the risk of flooding remained high in Abidjan after several days of […]
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 major hospital in western Kasese had partly been submerged according to the Red cross. Betty Mbambu, flood victim spoke to […]
Displaced Malians were forced to flee as a fire tore through their makeshift camp in the capital Bamako, destroying tents and reducing the land to ashes. Nobody was reported killed in the fire, Security Minister Salif Traore told KnowAfrica. The Faladie camp — little more than a collection of huts resting on a landfill — […]
Violent demonstrations broke out in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, where residents in a district protested against the citing of a coronavirus facility. The residents of Yopougon said the facility was being built in a crowded residential area. The facility was pulled down by the angry crowd in videos shared on social media. Police fired […]