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Let’s Laugh Out Loud at 2020 with ‘Yearly Departed’ ‘Yearly Departed,’ a comedic project that explores the year 2020 in a light-hearted fun by way of a funeral style ceremony saying goodbye to things that were killed off this year. The new Amazon Prime video end-of-year special features celebrated female comedians such as Tiffany Haddish and Sarah Silverman — and… Read More

The presidential candidate of Niger’s ruling party looked set for a first-round win as his vote tally expanded on Friday. Provisional results showed Mohamed Bazoum as having garnered 1.4 million votes, only trailed by former president Mahamane Ousmane with 675,000. The electoral commission is expected to announce the final results Saturday in Niamey. Former prime ministers Seini Oumarou and Albade… Read More

Telenovelas Production Back in Action in Colombia Soap opera television production in Latin America is being revived in one of the continent’s largest industry references Colombia after the onset of the covid-19 pandemic shut down filming. ‘Cafe,’ a remake of the 90s Colombian classic ‘Café con aroma de mujer’ written by Fernando Gaitán, is being shot in Chinchiná, Caldas —… Read More

Aaron Boupendza scored 4 goals in 35 mins last Tuesday as Hatayspor defeated Antalyaspor 6-0. He has scored 7 goals in 12 league games since joining the club in August from French side Bordeaux. He is now the 2nd topscorer in Turkey behind only Cameroonian striker Vincent Aboubakar (8 goals). “I’m happy to be part of the history of the… Read More

Pope Francis has ushered in the New Year on Friday and delivered an appeal for world peace amid a challenging year. It’s the first time he has been seen publically since he had cancelled other New Year services due to his sciatica. “The painful events that marked humanity’s journey last year, especially the pandemic, taught us how much it is… Read More

Malian authorities on Thursday charged six prominent figures, including a former prime minister, with seeking to mount a coup, a move that came after a military takeover in August, their lawyers said. The public prosecutor’s office in the capital Bamako said in a statement that six people were under investigation for “plotting against the government, criminal association, insulting the head… Read More

Another Move for Resolution to Kick Off the New Year On New Year’s Eve, former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bedie renewed his call for political dialogue to resolve the months-long electoral crisis surrounding the controversial re-election of President Alassane Ouattara In a televised address, the ex-president addressed the government. “All together, let us commit ourselves with strength and love in… Read More

To honour the victims of coronavirus and health care workers on the front line, South Africans lit candles on New Year’s Eve rather than partying, heeding a call by President Cyril Ramaphosa. South Africa has the most coronavirus cases on the continent and has more than one million infections since the outbreak in March, with some 28,000 deaths. The country… Read More

The trading phase under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed by 54 of the 55 countries in Africa, is set to begin from January 1, 2021. The deal unites an estimated $3 trillion market, and could help to realise more than $84 billion in untapped intra-African exports, according to a new report by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).… Read More

And So the Coronavirus Vaccinations Begin Vaccinations against COVID-19 with a Russian produced vaccine on an experimental basis began on Wednesday at a centre in Conakry, Guinea. Government officials were the first to receive the Sputnik V vaccine at a vaccination centre in Conakry. Moscow announced the registration of Sputnik V back in August after it had completed just the… Read More