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…
Politics: Malian Junta in Talks with Keita’s Camp
Talks for the Transition The National Committee for the Salvation of the People — the military junta who ousted from power now ex-president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, under the leadership of Colonel Assimi Goita, have been…
NEWS: Mali Assign Judges as an Attempt to…
Steps to Political Compromise Nine new judges were sworn in Monday at Mali's Constitutional Court in the capital city of Bamako. The ceremony was once attended by way of the President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, diplomats…
Politics: Guinea PM stands for Alpha Conde
Guinea PM, pitches for Conde at the Party Electoral Convention, a move which has stirred violent protests in the West African nation. "This is the starting point today for a new, bright and promising future…
NEWS: Ousmane Kaba Declares His Run as Guinean…
New Candidate or Third Term? Ousmane Kaba, was declared on Saturday as the first opposition leader to run in the Guinean presidential elections in October. The candidate currently leads the Party of Democrats for Hope…
Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa faces possible coup’
THE ruling Zanu-PF formative years league has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was under threat from within his own celebration and accuses some insiders of working with exiled officials to dislodge him. Zanu-PF early…
African summit ends with no deal on Mali…
West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders met Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of…
NEWS: ECOWAS declares impasse in Mali on power…
ECPWAS mediators seeking to address the political crisis in Mali have introduced a power-sharing government and a new constitutional tribunal. In their latest attempt to ease tensions, the Ecowas delegation held a marathon weekend of…
NEWS: Zimbabwe’s ruling party says attempts are being…
He dismissed as baseless, alleging that some of his senior officials pillaged millions of US dollars in public funds through the Farm Mechanization Scheme of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) more than a decade…
NEWS: Mali president calls for dialogue amid crippling…
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita went on national television early Saturday, urging dialogue with his opponents just hours after thousands of anti-government protesters marched through the capital with some pushing their way into state television…
Cameroon govt dispels ‘phantom’ talks with separatist leaders
The Cameroon government says it is not in any talks with separatist leaders as widely reported on social media last week. Even a number of mainstream news outlets including the BBC reported that a government…
Malawi’s opposition chief now president: Lazarus Chakwera
Lazarus Chakwera is the latest addition to the list of African opposition figures that have unseated incumbent presidents. He was on June 27 declared winner of Malawi’s presidential election re-run. Reacting to his victory on…
NEWS: DR Congo police clash protesters around parliament
Democratic Republic of Congo police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday to repel hundreds of protesters whose rally against a proposed new law threatened to spill into the parliament compound in the capital…
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…
Politics: Lesotho’s former first lady back in custody…
The wife of former Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was charged with the murder of her husband’s first wife, returned to prison on Wednesday after the court annulled her judicial review, an KnowAfrika journalist…
Lesotho: PM Thabane resigns
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Thabane officially tendered his resignation on Tuesday, ending a political crisis caused by his involvement in the assassination of his ex-wife in 2017. “I come before you today to announce that…
