Nairobi News
Dickens Omanga Omosa of Friends Kamusinga High School on the slopes of Mount Elgon in western Kenya came top overall in last year
Maputo News
Flood situation remains critical in Mozambique.
Thousands of people displaced by flooding in Mozambique are stranded in evacuation centres without emergency supplies due to deteriorating conditions in affected areas, international news sources repo...
Nairobi News
Regional anthem for East Africa.
A process is underway to choose an East African regional anthem as part of efforts to foster cooperation among Kenyans, Ugandans and Tanzanians, the
Maputo News
Relief efforts against flooding.
Efforts are underway to assist the victims of the heavy flooding in Mozambique which has left at least 29 people dead and a further 85,000 homeless in central and northern parts of the country. Humani...
Maputo News
Severe flooding in Mozambique.
At least 29 people are reported to have died and tens of thousands left homeless as a result of severe flooding in Mozambique, while United Nations humanitarian officials are warning that the situatio...
Cairo News
Golf course for Cairo’s Allegria development.
An 18-hole golf course is to be built at the Allegria complex northwest of Cairo as the result of an agreement between Egypt
Maputo News
Roads in the capital are set to get an overhaul starting from 12 February following the signing of an agreement between the contractors and the city council, the state news agency AIM reports. The wor...
Nairobi News
The annual property and home living exhibition in Nairobi is taking place at the Sarit Centre in Westlands on 21-25 February. The exhibition, supported by the institute of surveyors of Kenya, focuses...
Cape Town News
South African jazz musicians are to hold a concert in Cape Town this weekend to raise awareness about the problem of violent crime in the country. The event, organised by
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopian millennium adopted by Africa.
The African Union has decided to adopt the Ethiopian millennium as the African millennium in recognition of the country
Accra News
Ghana's anniversary celebrations: Ghana @50.
The government of Ghana has launched the official programme of events to commemorate 50 years as an independent nation. The anniversary is being celebrated under the banner
Cape Town News
Hot weather is causing problems in the Western Cape, where daytime temperatures are reaching the high 30s, and even the low and mid 40s in some places. In Paarl, just east of Cape Town, where temperat...
Maputo News
Eduardo Mondlane remembered on 3 February.
A monument to Eduardo Mondlane, considered by some as the father of independent Mozambique, is to be inaugurated in Maputo on 3 February, the 38th anniversary of his death. Founder and first president...
Accra News
Uniform for Ghana’s taxi drivers.
Taxi drivers in Accra could all be sporting sea blue shirts and dark blue trousers as of 1 February if ambitious plans to get the workforce into uniform go ahead. The Accra metropolitan assembly made...
Nairobi News
Final day of World Social Forum.
Delegates at the World Social Forum in Nairobi are to abandon Moi International Sports Centre on 25 January for a series of closing events in and around the central Uhuru park. The final day of the si...
Accra News
Former secretary general of the United Nations Kofi Annan, from Ghana, is to give a lecture as part of the country
Nairobi News
Poor Kenyans to enter WSF free of charge.
Poor people living in Nairobi can take part in what is left of the World Social Forum (WSF) free of charge after the organisers decided to waive the registration fee for Kenyans. The decision follows...
Nairobi News
There is a new home for children living on the streets of Nairobi: Ndugo-Ndogo in Kibera, the city
