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 […]
Senegal has become the second country in sub-Saharan Africa to record a coronavirus case, multiple news outlets including the privately-owned Dakaractu website have reported. The reports said the victim in question was a French national who entered the country aboard an Air Senegal flight on February 29. Nigeria is the other African country with a […]
Algeria’s ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform has reported the country’s first case of COVID-19. A statement released by the World Health Organization says health authorities in Algeria has reported tests indicating that an Italian adult, who arrived in the country on the 17 February 2020 has tested positive for the coronavirus disease. Thus […]
A combined research paper published by a leading team of European and American scientists has analysed the countries most at rist of coronavirus across Africa. Sadly, South Africa ranks pretty highly. The paper – published by Lancet – assesses each country’s vulnerability based on State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting, otherwise known as a “SPAR” indicator. […]
The country needs a rapid and deep-rooted effort to tackle the violence that has spilled over the border from Nigeria, Chad and Central African Republic, while crackdowns on separatists in the southwest and northeast have caused long-running tensions. TAGS: CameroonConflictExternal RelationsGovernanceHealthInternational OrganisationsWest Africa
Reports of people from DR Congo being prevented from crossing the border into Uganda and choosing to enter the country illegally without being screened for Ebola have raised concerns that the disease may spread. This comes after humanitarian organisation Oxfam said the ongoing violence in the area makes reaching people with aid from within DRC […]