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Nigeria: Universal Music Group Expands Operation in Nigeria
By Idoko SalihuAs part of its expansion plan within West Africa, Universal Music Group (UMG), a world leader in music-based entertainment, has launched a division in Nigeria. The announcement was contained in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday and comes a month after this paper reported Tekno's deal with UMG and Island Records. The new strategic division will operate from a new office in Lagos, headed by General Manager, Universal Music Group Nigeria, Ezegozie Eze.
Cameroon: Car Manufacturing - Budding Factory Targets Central African Market
By Mbom SixtusThe Cameroonian industry manufacturing 70-sitter buses in Douala is already gaining grounds at the national level. Local bus services still importing vehicles are evidently and perhaps inadvertently doing a disservice to the local economy as they ought to be promoting local geniuses contributing to industrialization and job creation in the country. These geniuses are none other than a group of young Cameroonians manufacturing buses in the port city of Douala.
Cameroon: How I Lost My Loving Wife to Another Man - Husbands, Do Not Be Callous
By Brenda YufehThe 2016 Nigerian movie is about the marriage between Fred and Susan. Fred is that tall, cute guy with a good job. He is every girl's dream. Susan's encounter with Fred is swift. At the beginning she took the relationship slowly, all in a bid to make sure his intentions are right. Fred told Susan, being with you completes my life. And then, they got married and the love story changed. After marriage, all Fred could do was to degrade and constantly insult Susan.
Cameroon: Emergency Humanitarian Assistance - Giant Solidarity Steps
By Richard Kwang KometaSince the announcement of the plan to assist Cameroonians in the North West and South West Regions due to violence, six regions have so far responded. Cameroonians from the Littoral Region and their friends assembled in the economic capital, Douala yesterday 02 July 2018 to raise funds to support refugees and internally displaced persons in the North West and South West Regions.
Cameroon: Senate-Public Finances - Bills On Transparent, Modern Management Tabled
By Emmanuel KendemehSenate President Marcel Niat Njifenji chaired the plenary sitting dedicated to the tabling of the bills on July 2, 2018. In the coming days, the Senate will adopt the bill to lay down the Cameroon Code of Transparency and good governance in public finance management and that relating to the fiscal regime of the State and other public entities. The two bills were forwarded by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon.
Cameroon: Programme-Based Budgeting 2019 - 2021 - Selection of Projects for Begins
By Mbom SixtusA five-day meeting for validation of the three-year programme is underway in Yaounde. Officials of ministries and other state institutions are meeting in Yaounde to validate projects that will be implemented in the next three years, following the programme based budgeting system introduced in 2013.
Cameroon: Popular Movement Party - Maiden Congress Holds
By Fred Vubem TohThe convention on the theme "A pan Africanism of government", took place on June 14 and 15, 2018 in Douala. Close to seven years after its creation, the New Popular Movement party, NMP, led by prominent TV panellists, Banda Kani, held its first-ever congress on June 14, and 15, 2018 in Douala with special focus on what he called the pan Africanism of government.
Central African Republic: Repatriated Anti-Balaka Militiamen in Custody
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongThe Central African Republic, CAR Minister of Justice, Flavien Mbata, over the weekend announced that 34 anti-Balaka militiamen from Bangassou in the southeast of the country recently repatriated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, were being held in the capital, Bangui, agency reports said. The deportees, including their leader, "Pino Pino", arrived in the country on June 27, 2018.
Cameroon: State House School - Pupils Celebrate With Matron
By Brenda YufehThis was during the end-of-year 2017-2018 academic closing ceremony chaired by the school's matron, First Lady, Chantal Biya. 18 years after its creation by the First Lady of Cameroon, Chantal Biya, "Les Coccinelles" Primary School situated at the Unity Palace keeps excelling in academics thanks to the constant support from its matron and the committed teachers at the disposal of the pupils.
Cameroon: MTN Elite One - Dragon Escapes Relegation
By Elizabeth MosimaThey beat Feutcheu FC of Djiko 3-2 in one of the day 29 encounters in Yaounde yesterday July 1, 2018. Slowly but steadily Dragon Football Club of Yaounde is avoiding the risk of drowning into relegation waters. The Yaounde-based team beat visiting Feutcheu FC of Djiko 3-2 in one of the day 29 encounters at the FECAFOOT Football Training Centre in Odza, Yaounde.
Zimbabwe: Vice President Evacuated After Grenade Injury
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongOne of Zimbabwe's Vice Presidents, Kembo Mohadi, was on June 29, 2018 flown to South Africa for treatment for a grenade injury suffered at a governing party rally on June 23, 2018 in Bulawayo. The BBC cited President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying his deputy who was seriously injured, was now recovering. Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri who was also taken to South Africa for surgery is understood to be recovering.
Cameroon: South West - 100 Lawyers Join Bar Association
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongThey took their oath of office in Buea in the presence of three Judges of the Buea Court of Appeal. The President of the Cameroon Bar Association, Jackson Ngnie Kamga, has told newly sworn lawyers in Buea that they are bound all their lives to probity, dignity, honesty and other virtues that uphold the truth. He cautioned them to sustain professional values and not to bring politics into the Bar.
Cameroon: French Secretary of State Visits Buea
By Nkeze MbonwohSouth West youths will henceforth enjoy greater empowerment through France-Cameroon partnership. In the heat of the prolonging Anglophone crisis ignited since November 2016, the visiting French Secretary of State to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, has sojourned in Buea, capital of the South West Region on June 29, 2018. He was accompanied by a high delegation of French Diplomats including French Ambassador to Cameroon, Gilles Thibault.
Cameroon: Meeting Ever-Growing Housing Needs
By Godlove BainkongDifficult access to land and real estate loans at the origin of housing deficit estimated at over a million in Cameroon; a daunting challenge government strives to surmount. Being lodged decently or capable of affording one gives almost all citizens cherished peace of mind, the possibility of ascertaining good health and by extension giving man the right frame of mind to stand up for himself and the nation.
Central Africa: Curbing Illicit Financial Flows - Joint Efforts Recommended for CEMAC Region
By Mbom SixtusThe President of the Banking Commission for Central Africa made the recommendation in a meeting with bankers in Yaounde June 27. The Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) held its 10th consultative meeting with bankers in the sub region. The meeting held in Yaounde yesterday with focus on illicit financial flows was chaired by the President of the Commission, Abbas Mahamat who doubles as Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).
Gabon Embarks On Drastic Cost-Cutting Measures
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongThe goal is to save at least 70 billion FCFA annually and allocate more resources to investments. The coming days and months will be unusually tough for Gabonese Public Service workers after the cabinet on June 21, 2018 agreed on a number of draconian measures to curb expenses and save money in the face of dwindling oil revenues.
Uganda: Museveni Accuses Gen Kayihura of Crippling Police
By Solomon Arinaitwe & Moses KyeyuneKampala — President Museveni yesterday told Members of Parliament that jailed former Inspector General of Police Gen Kale Kayihura side-stepped formal police structures and chose to work with wananchi (civilians), effectively crippling professionalism of the Force. The MPs, who attended the closed-door meeting, said Mr Museveni also blamed Gen Kayihura for leaping to the defence of his juniors even when they had broken the law.
Nigeria: I'm in Presidential Race to Put Nigeria Back On Track - Atiku
By Adeniyi AdunolaFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he is in the 2019 presidential race to put the country back on track of rapid development and prosperity. Akiti stated this during inauguration of his Ghana based two newly formed diaspora supporting groups, the Atiku Ambassadors in Diaspora and Atiku Solidarity Movement in Diaspora in Lagos.
Senegal: Africa's World Cup Hopes Rests On Senegal in Colombia Clash
By Demola OjoSt Petersburg — Following Nigeria's exit from the World Cup on Tuesday, despite a valiant effort against Argentina, all eyes will be on Senegal thursday as they play a resurgent Colombia side for a place in the second round of the Russia 2018 World Cup. With Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are already eliminated from the competition, the continent's hopes of making an impact now rests solely on the Teranga Lions. Senegal are on four points after two matches while Colombia are on three.
Nigeria: Oluremi Tinubu Hails Verdict On Bonga Oil Spill
Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment, Oluremi Tinubu, has lauded the judgment of the Federal High Court delivered by Justice Olatoregun, upholding the $3.6billion fine levied against Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in respect of the Bonga Oil Spill of 2011. In December 2011, during Shell's exploratory activities within OML 118, the company's vessel at the Bonga Deep Offshore spilled about 40,000 barrels equivalent to 6,400,000 litres of crude oil into the sea.
Zimbabwe: Artistes Hold Inaugural Dancehall Summit
By Kundai MarunyaIt has taken over two decades for the local reggae dancehall -- popularly known as Zimdancehall -- stakeholders to finally come together and deliberate on how to sink their roots in the local art industry, expand their horizon and develop a business model that sustains artistes. Today, history will be made when artistes hold an inaugural Zimdancehall Summit at the Zimbabwe College of Music.
Kenya: Woman Escapes Death By a Whisker Scrambling for Sonko's Handout
By Emmanuel OnyangoA woman was almost run over by Governor Mike Sonko's car on Wednesday as she jostled for handouts being dished out by the politician in Embakasi. Governor Sonko had just attended the the start of a 100-day Accelerated National Immunization Campaign that was launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa) Warehouse in Embakasi. The president also officially sent to counties the first batch of specialist Cuban doctors during the event.
Kenya: 17 Warehouses in Mombasa Closed in Crackdown on Contraband Sugar
Mombasa — 17 warehouses in the coastal regions suspected to be holding contraband sugar have been closed. Coast Region Director of Criminal Investigation Joseph Nganga says the go-downs are holding thousands of bags of sugar that is subject to investigation amidst a national crackdown on contraband sugar suspected to be contaminated with mercury and copper.
Zimbabwe: Gospel Singer to Release Second Album
By Vongai MbaraContemporary gospel musician and former member of gospel group Zimpraise Jubal, born Bardwell Muchatuki, is set to release his second album titled "Sing unto the Lord, Testify" tomorrow. The eight-track album was recorded at veteran guitarist Clive Mono Mukundu's Monolio Studios. In an interview, Jubal said he is confident about his latest project after incorporating several renowned creators in the country.
Rwanda: What Mass Wedding Ceremonies Mean to Family Conflicts
By Jean De Dieu NsabimanaThe Eastern Province concluded the Family Month with a mass wedding for 188 couples in Kirehe District on Tuesday. Official civil wedding ceremonies, children registrations, and resolution of family conflicts, among others; were the main activities conducted during the month dedicated to families' wellbeing. Governor Fred Mufulukye said around 6,000 couples got officially married during that period. He said the exercise would be conducted annually.
Kenya: Trouble in Paradise - Gor Players On Strike
By Timothy OlobuluNairobi — Despite the huge success on the field, all is not rosy in the Gor Mahia camp. Players failed to report to training on Wednesday, a day after their huge 5-0 win over Posta Rangers in Kisumu, their contention being owed allowances. According to some players who spoke to Capital Sport on condition of anonymity said they are not ready to get back to training, or even honor any match until the club's management honor their promises.
Cameroon: Govt Says Military Casualties Mounting
By Moki Edwin KindzekaCameroon's government says the number of soldiers and police killed while fighting armed English-speaking separatists who want to split from the French speaking regions of the country has increased from 80 to more than 100 in the last two weeks and kidnapping of members of the security forces also continue to rise. With civilians and separatists complaining of widespread human rights abuses by the military and police, calls are growing for genuine dialogue to end the war.
Cameroon: Going Beyond Simple Proposals
By Lukong Pius NyuylimeA medley of industrial think tank began meeting in Yaounde yesterday, June 26 in the very first National Forum on Industries in a bid to pull the industrial sector out of the doldrums. The experts who end their reflection today at the Conference Center, are expected to identify the possible channels through which the industrial sector can be enhanced.
Rwanda: UN Prosecutor Wants Rwanda Involved in the Early Release of Genocide Convicts
By Nasra BishumbaThe Chief Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT), Dr. Serge Brammertz, has said Rwanda deserves a seat on the table of decision makers when it comes to setting conditions for granting early release to Genocide convicts by the court. Early release is a practice in most countries where convicts can be set free after serving a certain part of the sentence.
Rwanda: Genocide Suspect Rukeratabaro Handed Life Sentence in Sweden
By James KaruhangaBy James Karuhanga Theodore Rukeratabaro, a Genocide suspect living in Sweden, was on Wednesday morning convicted for genocide and gross human rights violations, crimes he committed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Media reports from Sweden indicate that the 49-year-old man living in Örebro, a city with 117,543 inhabitants, the seat of Örebro Municipality in Sweden, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Stockholm District Court.
Zimbabwe: Mhere Embarks On Regional Tour
Gospel artiste, Mathias Mhere is taking his music on the regional platform amid growing interests from gospel lovers in neighbouring countries in the last few years. The diminutive musician, who recently returned from Mozambique where he held several shows revealed that his music has been well received in neighbouring countries, a development that is spurring him to stage live shows. "When I initially held a live show in Mozambique two years ago, the response was lukewarm.
Cameroon: Possible Extension of MP's Mandate - Government Solicits Parliament
By Emmanuel KendemehThe bill extending the term of office of Members of the National Assembly by one year was tabled during a plenary sitting of the House on June 26, 2018. Members of the ninth legislative period of Cameroon's National Assembly elected during the twin legislative and municipal council elections of September 30, 2013, now have their terms of office extended by one more year.
Africa: China-Africa Cooperation - First Defence, Security Forum Opens in Beijing
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongIn order to strengthen cooperation, China on June 26, 2018 in the capital, Beijing, opened a 15-day China-Africa Defence, Security Forum, organised by the country's Defence Ministry, local media reported. Invited to the pioneer event are African defence officials and diplomats who will watch displays by Chinese soldiers and also inspect military hardware. China last year inaugurated its first military base on the continent in Djibouti.
Cameroon: Paving the Way to Real Industrialisation
By Mbom SixtusExperts meeting in a National Forum on Industries in Yaounde are aiming at turning the tide. There are a myriad of problems hindering the industrialisation of the local economy- issues which experts and policy makers have gathered in Yaounde in a two-day forum to address.
Uganda: Museveni's brother named in Luzira wetland grabbing
Photo: Ephram Kasozi / Daily Monitor Justice Catherine Bamugemereire and other members of the land probe commission inspect a wetland in Luzira, Kampala, on June 13. By Ephram Kasozi and Jalira NamyaloPresident Museveni’s brother, Mr Shadrack Nzeire, has been accused before the Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters of brokering illegal acquisition of land titles in wetlands and on shores of Lake Victoria in Luzira, Nakawa Division.
Ghana: Pres Akufo-Addo Donates $5k From $6k Salary to Young Entrepreneur
By Socrates MbamaluGhana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched an entrepreneurial programme "Presidential Pitch" where young Ghanaians with business ideas but lack of capital could be supported through the Ministry of Business Development. Pres Akufo also gave nearly all his monthly salary to the winner of the competition. Ghanaian President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo earns $6000 (GH₵29,000) a month.
Zimbabwe: When Bhundu Boys Guitarist Defied Odds
By Forward NyanyiwaOn June 27, 1991, exactly 27 years ago, one of the finest bass guitarists to emerge from Zimbabwe, David Mankaba, breathed his last following his brave battle against HIV and Aids related illness at the young age of 32. Mankaba died with all his guitar playing skills that made the Biggie Tembo-led Bhundu Boys a household name both in Zimbabwe and beyond our borders.
Ethiopia: Million Mathews Assumes Southern Region Presidency
By Dawit EndeshawThe newly elected deputy chairperson of Southern Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Movement (SEPDM), Million Mathews is set to replace Dessie Dalke as president of the Southern Regional State, The Reporter has learnt. Million replaced Siraj Fegessa as deputy chair of the party in a meeting held yesterday in Addis Ababa, where the decision was made to move the HQ of the party from Addis Ababa to the regional capital Hawassa.
South Africa: Missing Cape Town Psychologist - Family Grateful for Support As Search Enters Day Four
Family members of missing Cape Town clinical psychologist Diane Nelson have expressed their gratitude for the outpouring of support as the search for her entered its fourth day on Wednesday. "We obviously have had tremendous support from the community, which we truly value and everyone is trying their best," a relative, who asked not to be identified, told News24. He said the police were "being fantastic" with the work they had done since Nelson, 49, disappeared over the weekend.
Kenya: Watch As This Belgian Tourist Leads Kikuyu Worship, 'Kigoco'
By Mwende KasujjaA video of a Belgian man leading a praise and worship session at a crusade in Gikuyu language has been shared online. The man introduced himself to congregants as Kurr from Belgium, provoking a comment from the event MC that he is supporting Belgium in the ongoing World Cup. Kurr responded that they would win the next day. The video was uploaded on Sunday, just a day after Belgium thrashed Tunisia 5-2 in their second group match.
Is Odinga's Party In Need of New Headquarters?
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
Eritrea Delegation in Addis Ababa for Historic Peace Talks
A delegation of top officials from Eritrea has arrived Tuesday in Ethiopia for the first peace talks in 20 years. Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Sale and others were welcomed at the airport by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, signifying the importance of their visit.
South Africa: Culture of Fear At SARS, With Bugs and Cameras Everywhere, Inquiry Hears
Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp Hundreds of people wait in a queue outside the South African Revenue Service (SARS) office in Cape Town Listening devices and cameras were planted all over the SARS offices in Pretoria after Tom Moyane was appointed as commissioner in 2014, the SARS commission of inquiry heard on day two of proceedings.
South Africa: Dismembered Arm Fished Out of Nkomazi River
A fisherman on the Nkomazi River in Mpumalanga was shocked to find a dismembered arm floating in the water on Sunday. Police are still searching for the body to which the arm belongs, spokesperson Sergeant Gerald Sedibe told News24. The police have urged anyone with information that could assist police with their investigations to come forward. News24
South Africa's Energy Giant Eskom, Unions In New Wage Talks
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
Uganda: Revellers Dance to Music, Munch Roasts and Laugh to Jokes At Eighth
By Edgar R. BatteIt is said that Ugandans only need an excuse to go out and have a good time at a party. Yesterday, Roast & Rhyme gave partygoers a good reason to enjoy performances from crooner Jamal Wasswa, Luga-flow rapper Feffe Bus, veteran singer Chagga and hip-hop artiste The Mith.
South Africa: Erykah Badu to Headline the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival in Jozi
The sixth edition of the DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival will bring some serious food for the soul, with neo-soul icon Erykah Badu set to headline the two-day fest at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand on 22 and 23 September 2018. New Zealand's young soul singer and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei, who recently wowed local fans when he played his first-ever South African gig at The Cape Town Jazz Festival, will also join Badu at this year's festival.
Africa: 31stafrican Union Summit - Mauritania Rolls Out Red Carpet
By Kimeng Hilton NdukongThe assembly from June 25-July 2, 2018 will implement the free trade accord signed earlier this year and also discuss corruption.
South Africa: Police Condemn Killing of Two Gauteng Officers
National police have condemned the killing of two police officers in separate incidents in three days in Gauteng. On Monday morning, a 43-year-old constable was shot dead while he and a warrant officer responded to a complaint at Ekangala, near Bronkhorstspruit. Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said that when they arrived at the scene, the constable approached four men to ask for information. "The constable approached them on foot. They just opened fire on the 43-year-old constable and ran.
Police Ask D'Banj to Report Circumstances of Son's Death
AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 800 news and information items daily from over 140 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Monrovia, Nairobi and Washington DC. © 2018 AllAfrica Privacy Contact AllAfrica - All the Time
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