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…
Burundi: Election campaigns kick-off amid COVID-19 pandemic
Political campaigning ahead of the 20 May presidential elections officially kicks off in Burundi today against a backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued intimidation of people by the Imbonerakure youth wing of the ruling…
Muslims start Ramadan fasting on April 24 amid…
Saudi confirms sighting of moon, Ramadan starts April 24 Majority of Muslims around the world will start fasting on April 24 which is the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Various news agencies…
Malawi reports first three cases of Coronavirus infection
Malawi has reported its first three confirmed cases of coronavirus, the nation’s government has confirmed. The southern African nation was among the few African countries yet to report coronavirus cases. Others include Lesotho, Comoros, South…
Concerns over Queen Elizabeth’s health amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
There are growing concerns about the health of Queen Elizabeth II following the diagnosis of her son, Prince Charles, who tested positive for Coronavirus. The monarch was reportedly exposed to the virus during one of…
Keeping up with the First Ladies: Gabon FL…
Across the African continent, First Ladies are generally considered the ‘Mother of the Nation’, and are often expected to be unifying figures, serving the president of the nation and the voters who entrusted him the…
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…
Banks lower charges for social grant recipients amid…
Social grant recipients will in the next few days make use of many ATMs and retail shops as possible to get their money without incurring high bank charges so they can practice social distancing. This…
Could decades-old chloroquine be a solution to coronavirus
Could a pair of decades-old, relatively inexpensive anti-malarial drugs be the solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic? Around the world, countries are expanding access to hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, related compounds that are synthetic forms of…
Zimbabwe confirms first coronavirus case
Zimbabwe recorded its first confirmed case of coronavirus. Health minister Obadiah Moyo made the shock announcement on state television Friday. Moyo said the patient diagnosed with the dreaded disease lives in Victoria Falls and had…
South Africa repatriates 121 citizens from China
A large media contingent at the Gateway International Airport at Polokwane in Limpopo welcomed the arrival of 121 South African citizens repatriated from Wuhan, in China, the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic. The 121 expatriates…
