(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African singer, Singer Mory Kante, is dead. He was aged 70. The Guinean singer, who was credited to bringing African music to world audiences like hits including Yeke Yeke died in on Friday in Conakry, the Guinea capital. Confirming his death, his son, Balla Balla Kanté, stated that the music star died […]
By Emmanuel Adigwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has stated that as part of the state’s commitment to help the poor, the recently lunched anti-tax agency in the state will ensure that peasants, small scale businesses and farmers will now enjoy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved $48 million to help Uganda fight a desert locust invasion threatening livelihoods. The funds, under the Emergency Locust Response Programme, will help Uganda monitor and manage locust swarms to limit the growth of existing and new desert locust populations, the bank […]
By Emmanuel Adigwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus outbreak, the Lagos State Executive Council has approved review of the state’s 2020 Budget by 21 per cent. Sam Egube, the state Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday in Lagos. Egube emphasized that this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has started 42 days countdown to end Ebola in the country. Ghebreyesus who stated this in a statement posted on WHO website, said there was continued hope to end the virus. “The last person who was […]
By Emmanuel Adigwe, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hillary Boateng, Chairperson of Ghana’s Women Premier League Committee, has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosing that a footballer with a promising future has gotten pregnant during the partial lockdown in the country. Boateng who was speaking to Accra-based radio station, Adom FM, stated that she […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenyan, on Saturday, closed the country’s borders with Somalia and Tanzania effective midnight as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease. Kenyatta banned the movement of persons in and out of Kenya through the Tanzania and Somalia borders for 21 days, following the rise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Egyptian Health Ministry, on Thursday, announced that all restaurants, schools and universities, gyms and sports facilities will remain closed to curb the spread of the COVID-19. The decision is part of a three-stage anti-coronavirus plan in preparation for the gradual return of normal life in the country, the government said in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A leading Atlanta based cultural center, African Heritage Foundation, has been nominated for the prestigious 2019/2020 Energy Globe Award. African Heritage Center was recognized for its sustainable projects which include: CELEBRATE AFRICA JOURNEY THROUGH THE AGES; BRIDGING THE GAP AND BUILDING THE BRIDGE; AFRICA MATTERS, AFRICA IS THE FUTURE; AND BRAIN DRAIN TO BRAIN GAIN. African Heritage Foundation is founded by Africa’s foremost cultural Ambassador, […]
