Accra News
Kwame Nkrumah centenary celebrations.
The Kwame Nkrumah Foundation (KNF) in Accra has launched a year-long programme of events to mark the centenary of the birth of the country
Cairo News
Archaeologists digging at Ain Sokhna about 120 km east of Cairo on the Red Sea coast have found the remains of an ancient city dating from the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040-1640 BC), local news sources have...
Dar Es Salaam News
Goethe-Institut Tanzania relocates.
The Goethe-Institut Tanzania has relocated from its premises at the Alliance Fran
Cairo News
Archaeologists digging at Saqqara south of Cairo have uncovered a small pyramid believed to be that of the Sixth Dynasty Queen Sesheshet. The find brings to 118 the total number of pyramids discovered...
Cairo News
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria has launched a website in Arabic dedicated to the recent history of the country. The Memory of Modern Egypt digital archive cont...
Cape Town News
“Mama Africa” Miriam Makeba dies in Italy.
Legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba has died in Italy aged 76. She took ill on 9 November following a concert in Castel Volturno near Naples in support of beleaguered Italian anti-mafia write...
Addis Ababa News
The renowned Asni gallery run by Konjit Seyoum in Arat Kilo has opened a branch in the Bole district in the southeastern part of the capital, ThisIsAddis.com reports. The new branch is located in Room...
Cairo News
Archaeologists have discovered a red granite head believed to represent the 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. The find, measuring 75 cm in height, was made at Tell Basta, about 80 km northeast of Cairo....
Arusha News
Community library opens in Usa River.
Pastors and church leaders of all denominations, teachers, community leaders and students living in Usa River about 15 km from Arusha can make use of a new community library for study and reference pu...
Lagos News
Lagos Book and Art Festival 2008.
The tenth edition of the annual Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) takes place from 7-9 November with the theme
Arusha News
Community library opens in Usa River.
Pastors and church leaders of all denominations, teachers, community leaders and students living in Usa River about 15 km from Arusha can make use of a new community library for study and reference pu...
Cairo News
Underwater museum to be built in Alexandria.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has given its backing to ambitious plans to create an underwater archaeological museum near the remains of Cleopatra
