March 28
South Africa: Happy and Safe Easter Holidays
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has wished the nation a peaceful and safe Easter period. Read more »
Nigeria: Hajj Fare - Ndume Seeks Subsidy for First-Timers
Daily Trust
The Senate's Chief Whip, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has criticised the increase in the 2024 Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), saying it was unjust and a… Read more »
Malawi: Faith Leaders Promise to Sensitise Their Flock On Benefits of Malawi Water & Sanitation Project
Nyasa Times
After a series of engagements with various stakeholders on the implementation of Malawi Water & Sanitation Project (MWSP), Blantyre Water Board (BWB) and project implementing… Read more »
March 27
Sudan: Sudan - El Gezira Resistance Committees Accuse RSF of Killing 43 'During First Five Days of Ramadan'
Dabanga
The El Hasahisa resistance committee yesterday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of launching attacks on 28 villages in El Gezira during the first five days of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Bans Unsanctioned Easter Church Gatherings As More Cholera Cases Are Recorded
New Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT has banned all church leaders from holding public gatherings during the Easter holidays at venues without running water in the wake of a spike in cholera cases, some of… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmaker Wants Tinubu, Governors to Subsidise Hajj Fares for First-Timers
Premium Times
NAHCON) on Sunday increased the fee for the 2024 Hajj, citing the rising foreign exchange rate as the major reason for the increment. Read more »
Guinea: Mohammed Vi Mosque in Conakry to Be Officially Open On Friday
MAP
In accordance with the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God assist Him, the Mohammed VI Foundation of African Ulema, in perfect… Read more »
Nigeria: Just in - Governor Subsidies 2024 Hajj for Kano Pilgrims
Premium Times
PREMIUM TIMES reported how the NAHCON has increased the rate for the 2024 Hajj citing foreign exchange rate adjustment. Read more »
March 26
Uganda: NCBA Bank Joins Indian Community in Holi Festival Celebrations
Independent (Kampala)
Ugandan Indians, alongside members of the wider community, converged over the weekend for an evening of jubilant festivities, commemorating the onset of spring and the symbolic… Read more »
Zimbabwe: SA Braces for Increased Easter Traffic
The Herald
SOUTH Africa expects to see one million travellers going in and out of the country through its ports of entry over the Easter Holidays and has deployed 400 additional staff to its… Read more »
Nigeria: Ramadan - Abuja National Mosque Foundation Donates Food to 600 Indigent Muslims
Daily Trust
The Abuja National Mosque Da'awah and Welfare Foundation (ANMDWF) has donated foodstuff and condiments for 600 vulnerable Muslims in the FCT and environs to cushion the effects of… Read more »
March 25
Angola: Apostolic Nuncio Ends Mission in Angola
ANGOP
The Apostolic Nuncio in Angola, Giovanni Gaspari, presented Monday, in Luanda, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teté António, farewell greetings, three and a half… Read more »
Nigeria: Full List - Women, Children, Others Who Died in Bauchi Zakkat Stampede
Daily Trust
The death toll from the Zakkat collection stampede during the Ramadan gifts distributed by a philanthropist, AYM Shafa, has increased to 15 persons including women and children. Read more »
March 24
Nigeria: Bauchi - 10 Die in Stampede At Ramadan Charity Exercise
Daily Trust
Ten persons, including women and children, lost their lives and scores got injured in a stampede at a Ramadan charity exercise carried out by business mogul, AYM Shafa, on Sunday… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Uebert Angel and Jay Israel Accused of 'Extortion' Scheme Targeting Apostle Java
263Chat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy and self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is being accused of engineering a smear campaign to extort money from a prominent church… Read more »
March 22
Kenya: Gachagua Banking On Churches to Win Fight With Liquor Tycoons
Capital FM
Deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has said the government will work with church leaders in the ongoing fight against illicit brews. Read more »
Nigeria: Tributes At Eighth-Day Prayer for Late Olubadan
Premium Times
The Fidau prayer, which was held at Mapo hall in Ibadan, had in attendance dignitaries, clerics and traditional rulers across Ibadan land. Read more »
March 21
Sudan: New Attack On Omdurman Mosque - Sheikh Denies Desecration of Shrines
Dabanga
Sheikh Muhammad Hassan El Fateh denied digging up shrines in the mosque of Sheikh Qarib Allah in Omdurman, indicating that what the video clips showed, is not a dig up of shrines,… Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: Church Loses Bid to Stop Conduct of Elections, Examinations On Saturdays
Leadership
Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking… Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: New Storm Over Buhari, Jonathan 2015 Contest
Vanguard
·Top Pentecostal pastor Ighele says Femi Adesina misinterpreted parley in his book Read more »
Nigeria: Ramadan - Kedco Pledges Improved Power Supply, Introduces Discount Promo
Daily Trust
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has pledged improved electricity supply in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina state during the month of Ramadan following introduction of a… Read more »
March 15
Africa: UN Calls for United Action to Combat Rising Islamophobia
UN News
Amid a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate, top UN officials condemned the scourge on Friday as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to push back against it during commemorations… Read more »