Lagos News
13 die in Nigerian recruitment drive.
A nationwide recruitment drive for the Nigerian Immigration Service has left at least 13 people dead and many more injured across the country, local news sources report. Some job seekers were killed i...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopian scholar Berhanu Abebe dies.
Renowned Ethiopian academic Berhanu Abebe has died at the age of 75.
He passed away in Harare on 1 July while on an electoral observation mission of the African Union for the presidential run-off ele...
Cape Town News
New coin for Mandela birthday.
A new coin bearing the face of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in South Africa ahead of the 90th birthday of the country
Dar Es Salaam News
ID card project put out to tender.
Over 100 local and international companies have expressed interest in producing the long-awaited national identity cards following the opening of international tenders for the $155 million project at...
Arusha News
Street-naming project in Arusha.
Arusha residents could soon have a street address worthy of any major city thanks to a programme of the municipal council and the Tanzania Communications Regulations Authority, the "Arusha Times" repo...
Lagos News
The Lagos fire service will soon to be strengthen by the arrival of 250 graduate recruits, the state government has said. The new fire fighters are completing basic training before being deployed to s...
Maputo News
Mozambique world’s 50th most peaceful country.
Mozambique has climbed two places to 50th place in the ranking of the world
Addis Ababa News
Three killed in Addis Ababa bus blast.
Three people have been killed and nine seriously injured in an explosion in a minibus taxi in Addis Ababa, international news agencies report. The blast occurred on 20 May at around 19.30 local time o...
Cape Town News
Cape Town’s Zille in running for 2008 World Mayor Award.
Cape Town mayor Helen Zille and Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo are among 50 city mayors competing for the 2008 World Mayor Award organised by City Mayors, an international network of professionals wo...
Cape Town News
The N1 is the most dangerous road in Cape Town in terms of fatalities according to the city
Maputo News
Informal markets banned in Maputo.
The first phase of a project to prevent the opening of informal markets in Maputo is due to get underway in June. Overseen by the city council, the operation aims to ensure the proper management of pu...
Nairobi News
The Langata Link branch office at Karen Connection on Karen Road is now offering full bureau services including photocopying, fax, secretarial, postbox management and account management. The Career Li...
Cairo News
Nile Corniche project gets underway.
Work has started on a $1 billion high-rise hotel and residential complex in downtown Cairo, the
Lagos News
Eko Atlantic City development project.
Plans are underway for a massive new property development on Lagos Island. The N416.5 billion Eko Atlantic City project involves reclaiming over eight square kilometres of land along Bar Beach on Vict...
Nairobi News
Central Nairobi has never been cleaner or safer thanks to the relocation of over 10,000 hawkers to a special market built for them on the eastern edge of the city centre.
Financed by the government...
Nairobi News
Seven dead in Mungiki violence.
At least seven people are believed to have died in Kenya in clashes with police sparked by members of the outlawed Mungiki sect. The violence follows the discovery of the beheaded body of the wife of...
Arusha News
New East African Community headquarters.
Construction of the new headquarters of the East African Community comprising Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi is due to begin in Arusha in May.
The Tsh22.8 billion facility will go up on...
Cape Town News
The department of home affairs in conjunction with national broadcaster South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has launched a nationwide campaign to boost the possession of identity documents a...
