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Across Africa, these are the top news stories that should not escape your attention. WHO requests 30 million doses from US for southern Africa The WHO has sent a letter to the White House, asking it to urgently send COVID-19 vaccines...

  Namibia imposes new coronavirus prevention restrictions as cases spike In response to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Namibian government has announced new restriction rules which will see public gatherings now limited to ten people and should last no more...

Algerian weightlifter Walid Bidani, crowned African champion in Kenya, thanks in particular to his three gold medals in the over 109 kilograms, secured his qualification for the Tokyo Olympic Games, according to the Algerian Federation of disciplined. "Thanks to this...

Here are the top news stories across the African continent that you should not miss. Diamond discovery frenzy grips South Africans The discovery of yet-to-be-identified stones, believed by locals to be diamond, has caused thousands of people throng the village of...

Across the African continent, these are the top news stories that you shouldn't miss: #EndPoliceBrutality protests erupt in Tunisia Clashes have erupted in Tunis, the Tunisian capital, as hundreds of youths, on Saturday, June 12th,  came out to protest against police...

The highly anticipated African original, “JIVA!” is set to hit the groove streets on June 24, 2021. The drama series follows Ntombi (Noxolo Dlamini), an ambitious, but frustrated young dancer from Umlazi, Durban, who wants to leave her job, fetch...

Across the African continent, here are the top stories that should not escape your attention. Ghana to plant 5 million trees On Friday, June 11, five million trees will be planted in an attempt to revamp the country's forests. All Ghanaians have...

About a month ago, Netflix acquired two Cameroon movies “Broken” and ”A Man For The Weekend”. The actress broke the news of the acquisition of the films produced under her production house Blue Rain Entertainment, saying "It can only...

Across the African continental landscape, these are some of the top news that shouldn’t escape your attention. Uganda’s motorcycle riders threaten country’s fight against HIV because of risky sexual behaviour A study has revealed that Uganda's 1.4 million estimated population of...

For Taofeek Abijako, the recurring obsession that fuels all of his designs is books. With his Brooklyn-based menswear label, Head of State, Abijako constantly imagines clothes that some of his favorite novel characters would wear, and then brings them...