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…
Head of Mali’s transitional government won’t be allowed…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stated on Saturday the chief of the yet to be fashioned Transitional government will now not be allowed to run in the country's subsequent elections. A statement…
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Axed by IEC from Electoral…
Laurent Gbagbo, the former Ivorian President, has been irrevocably removed from the electoral listing and hence, will no longer be able to present himself in the upcoming presidential elections per an Ivorian judiciary ruling that…
Politics: New government formed in Tunisia
Tunisia has announced its new government - for the second time in six months. The country's prime minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi, has formed his cabinet. He has said that he wanted a team dominated by independent…
Breaking: Former Mauritania president released from police custody
The former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been released by police after a week-long questioning over his suspected embezzlement. He has not been charged but his passport has been taken, his lawyer said.…
DRC: Opposition leader Fayulu is back to push…
DRC opposition leaders, Martin Fayulu and Adolphe Muzito returned to Kinshasa Saturday after several months of absence. They’ve both been abroad due to the suspension of international flights following the coronavirus pandemic. The two leaders,…
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…
Politics: Colonel Goita Declared CNSP Junta Head in…
Military Coup d'État Colonel Assimi Goita, presented himself as the head of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) at a meeting with the Malian government’s top civil servants in Bamako on…
Political breakthrough” or crisis scenario in Mali.
Mali's military ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who announced his resignation early Wednesday in the fragile West African State, which is battling an Islamic insurgency in the north of the country. “I don’t want a…
NEWS: Former President of Mauritania in Police Custody…
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz used to be taken into police custody where he is being held underneath charges of corruption in the course of his reign as the Mauritanian president. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz used…
Breaking: Tensions in Zimbabwe as Bishops Denounce Government…
Political Unrest President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration has come under fire over its perceived-harsh crackdown on demonstrators last month against alleged state corruption and economic hardship last month - which saw 20 citizens arrested and charged…
Politics: Mali opposition rejects Keita talks offer
Mali's opposition has rejected an offer to meet with President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in order to defuse a months-long political crisis. Nigeria's former-president Goodluck Jonathan, who is chief international mediator in the crisis, proposed the…
Politics: Outrage over Ouattara’s 3rd term candidacy
Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third term in October's presidential election has triggered outrage from the country's opposition. Simone Ouattara, second vice -president of the Ivorian Popular Front and wife…
Politics: Stop forming saint, your end will come…
Former Ekiti State Governorok, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the remark credited to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. Fayose said that Obasanjo should quit claiming to be a saint, reminding him…
Politics: You are neither Tanzania’s president for life…
Tanzania President John Magufuli will recognize the constitutional presidential time period limit, CCM secretary-general Bashiru Ally stated yesterday. "You have labored carefully with the people, and you will be voted into office by the same…
Mauritania: Prime Minister replaced amid investigation into alleged…
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has replaced his top minister following the resignation of Ismail Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh Sidiya. The pass comes after prosecutors received a key record investigating the activities of former head…
Tanzania:Tundu Lissu named main opposition candidate
Tundu Lissu named as the main opposition candidate for presidential votes. Tanzania's main opposition, Chadema party on Tuesday unanimously approved Tundu Lissu 's candidacy for the October 28 general election after he won a party…
Politics: Guinean opposition alleges largescale corruption by President…
A Guinean opposition team is alleging widescale corruption on the phase of President Alpha Condé and his administration. The Collective for the Transition in Guinea (CTG) filed a criticism on the eve of the nomination…
Niger celebrates 60 years of independence
Niger, a former French colony, celebrates its sixtieth independence anniversary on Monday. France mainstains a sure diploma of impact in the country. On navy grounds; Operation Barkhane is nonetheless very a good deal present, although…
