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…
Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan
Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering its transition towards democracy after the fall of Omar al-Bashir. The European Union pledged 312…
Pope Francis donates €1m for COVID-19 charity efforts
Pope Francis has offered one million euros for a new charity fund targeting people in Rome left in dire straits by the coronavirus economic crisis. The fund, called “Jesus Divine Worker,” will be managed by…
Ethiopia receives Chinese donation of 520,000 masks, medical…
Ethiopia received on Tuesday the donation of 520,000 masks from five Chinese business companies and Dongguan Municipal government. The COVID-19 medical supplies donation to Ethiopia's Addis Ababa city administration which also includes a large number…
SA cricketers makes sizeable donation in COVID-19 fight
South Africa's professional cricketers have dug deep into their pockets and have made a sizeable donation to help assist with the distribution of food to those suffering from the Covid-19 pandemic. The South African Cricketers’…
Nigeria Red Cross donates relief items to the…
In Nigeria, the Red Cross in Lagos has distributed relief items to vulnerable people reeling under pressure over lockdown. The Makoko community is one of the hardest hit as the city observes the lockdown to…
Eritrean diaspora donating to coronavirus combat, case tally…
Eritrea coronavirus statistics as of April 14 stood at 34, no death and no recoveries have so far been announced meaning all 34 patients were under treatment. The last time an increase was recorded being…
Ethiopia coronavirus cases hit 82, Bill Gates donates…
Ethiopia’s COVID-19 file as of April 14 has 82 cases (eight new cases) with three deaths and 14 recoveries. The total number of tests stands at 4,557. Active cases stand at 63 representing about 77%…
Rwanda cabinet donate salaries to fight COVID-19
Rwandan ministers and top officials have joined the growing trend of public officials donating their salaries to the fight against COVID-19. Cabinet ministers and others have agreed ti donate their April salaries to aid the…
Coronavirus donations hit N15bn in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 billion. CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications,…
Ex-governor donates $520,000 to Lagos, national disease control…
National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated over half a million dollars to the coronavirus combat in the country. Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor on Sunday pledged…
Ethiopian delivers coronavirus donation to 41 African countries…
Ethiopia PM – Ali Baba CEO Africa – wide coronavirus support Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on March 15 announced that he had secured a continent wide support coronavirus support from Chinese businessman Jack Ma.…
Ghana: KKMA Donates Gh¢52,000 to Education Directorate
The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) yesterday handed over a quantity of furniture worth GH¢52,000.00 to the Kpone Educational Directorate for distribution to basic schools in the area. The gesture is the final batch of items…
