Cairo News
El Alamein battlefield to become a golf course.
The site of one of the key battles of world war two could be transformed beyond recognition under plans by the Egyptian government to turn the area around El Alamein into an international tourist reso...
Lagos News
The federal government has ordered the relocation of existing oil depots on Tin-Can Island and Apapa in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and improve safety in the area, the
Nairobi News
Nairobi students to get Google Apps.
Some 50,000 students at the University of Nairobi are to benefit from improved access to web-based communication tools following a deal between Kenya Education Network and the US-based web giant Googl...
Maputo News
Death toll from armoury explosions rises.
The death toll from the explosions at an armoury in Maputo on 22 March has risen to at least 102 as accusations mount that government negligence was to blame. The series of blasts at the weapons depot...
Addis Ababa News
Campaign for release of Ethiopian hostages launched.
Ethiopians and foreigners in Addis Ababa have launched a pressure group to campaign for the release of the eight Ethiopians still being held following their kidnapping along with five Europeans during...
Cape Town News
Roughly 360,000 people in the Cape Town area are without proper homes according to provincial government statistics
Maputo News
Dozens killed in explosions at Maputo armoury.
At least 72 people have been killed and several hundred more injured following a series of explosions at an armoury in Maputo on 22 March. The blasts involving weapons and ammunition took place at the...
Accra News
United Kingdom visa fees are to go up from 1 April according to a statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra. Standard and transit visas will cost 815,000 cedis rather than 555,000 cedis...
Addis Ababa News
The five Europeans abducted in the northeastern Afar region on the Ethiopian-Eritrean border have been released and are at the British embassy in Asmara, capital of Eritrea, pending their return to Lo...
Maputo News
The cost of Mozambique flooding.
At least $71 million is needed to repair the recent flood and cyclone damage in Mozambique. Intervention is required in a number of areas such as education (to rebuild schools in Manica, Sofala, Tete...
Accra News
Accra road named after Nigerian president.
The road running between the 37 Military Hospital Junction and the Dimples Junction in Accra has been named after Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in recognition of his support to Ghana. The signp...
Cape Town News
New names for Cape Town streets.
The city council has announced the start of a process to rename Cape Town
Addis Ababa News
Efforts are underway to locate a group of British tourists and their Ethiopian guides believed to have been kidnapped in northeast Ethiopia. Five members of staff of the British embassy in Addis Ababa...
Accra News
The finishing touches are being put to preparations for the 50th anniversary of the independence of Ghana on 6 March. Heads of state and of government from all over the world have been arriving in the...
Addis Ababa News
Road-widening project leaves many homeless.
Many people have lost their homes as a result of major work to expand the main road running past the British embassy in Aware/Yeka districts of Addis Ababa, local news sources report. Bulldozers moved...
Maputo News
Flood relief efforts continue in Mozambique.
Efforts to assist victims of the serious flooding that has affected central parts of Mozambique in recent weeks continue amid reports that the level of the Zambezi river is beginning to fall. At least...
Lagos News
Pedestrian bridges in Lagos to get overhaul.
Lagos state government has said it will repair old footbridges and build several new ones following complaints by residents about the danger to pedestrians due to the lack of safe crossing points on t...
