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…
Mali extends hand to opposition coalition
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday extended his hand of friendship to opposition coalition of religious leaders, politicians and civil society that has challenged his power in a country also facing jihadist attacks. “My…
Equatorial Guinea extends oil exploration licenses
Equatorial Guinea has announced a series of strategic measures to assist oil and gas exploration companies. The measures are expected to lessen the financial burden of these oil companies as the world battles covid-19. The…
Egypt extends state of emergency for three months
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing health as well as security concerns. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since…
Algeria extends lockdown measures until May 14
Algeria on Monday extended until 14 May the containment measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, after authorising the reopening of some businesses during the Ramadan period. Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad has “renewed…
Virus-free Lesotho extends lockdown amid political showdown
With the expiration of an initial three-week nationwide lockdown, Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has extended the coronavirus prevention measure by another by two weeks. The lockdown expired on Tuesday (April 21) but will now…
Tunisia extends the lockdown of coronavirus to 4…
Tunisia is extending a lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus to May 4, then it will ease restrictions gradually on some economic activities, Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said yesterday. The government has said…
Nigeria:President Buhari extends lockdown by 14 days
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the initial 14-day lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, by another 14 days. Buhari confirmed this today during a nationwide broadcast. When Buhari gave the stay-at-home order on March…
Senegal extends state of emergency for coronavirus
Senegalese President Macky Sall has extended for 30 days the state of emergency introduced throughout the country in response to the new coronavirus, the state media reported. The state of emergency first announced by the…
Algeria extends curfew as coronavirus cases rise
Algeria will extend curfews it has put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus from Sunday, the prime minister said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 1,251. The curfew…
Tunisia extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks
Tunisia announced Tuesday that it will extend a lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus by two weeks as cases and deaths continue to rise. The National Security Council, which was convened under the leadership of…
