Cairo News
Grand Egyptian Museum takes shape.
Construction workers are labouring round the clock to complete the second phase of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Giza pyramids in southwest Cairo, which includes the construction of a power...
Cairo News
Egypt tops gold medals table at All Africa Games.
Egyptian athletes took home 74 gold, 62 silver and 63 bronze medals from the All Africa Games that ran from 11-23 July, putting them at the top of the medals table for the fifth time in the history of...
Nairobi News
Top salaries for top managers in Kenya.
Top managers in Kenya have more disposable income than their counterparts in many industrialised countries according to a survey ranking salaries of chief executives in 48 countries worldwide. The Wor...
Cape Town News
Some 38,000 people have been displaced by flooding due to heavy rainfall in Cape Town over the last several days. Most of the victims live in the informal settlements in Philippi, Athlone, Mowbray, Cl...
Accra News
New presidential palace in Accra contested.
The construction of a new presidential palace on the grounds of Flagstaff House in Accra is causing controversy as members of parliament argue over building methods, location and projected costs. Comm...
Addis Ababa News
Hospitals in Addis Ababa and Hyderabad join forces.
Patients receiving treatment at one of Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa gets organic food market.
Ecological Products of Ethiopia Ltd (ECOPIA), the country
Cairo News
Cairo taxi drivers profiled in book.
Taxi drivers the world over are a mine of information and opinions about the culture and society in which they operate, and taxi drivers in Cairo are no different. Now readers can tap their precious i...
Cape Town News
Cape Town top conference venue.
Cape Town has emerged as the preferred long-haul destination for UK-based events agencies according to the latest Trends and Spends survey conducted by Meetings and Incentive Travel (M&IT) magazine. T...
Maputo News
Photographer Rangel receives French arts award.
Veteran Mozambican photographer Ricardo Rangel has been admitted as an officer to the French Order of Arts and Literature for his contribution to the evolution of photography in Mozambique and cultura...
Nairobi News
Cinemagoers the world over may have a chance to see a Kenyan movie that is making headlines thanks to a recent deal for its international release.
Maputo News
Population census in Mozambique.
The third general population and housing census in Mozambique will take place from 1-15 August. The last nationwide headcount was in 1997, when the population was 16,099,200. The National Statistics I...
Maputo News
Investment needed in Mozambique cities.
Over half of Mozambicans will be living in urban areas by 2015 and most of these will be living in slums without basic infrastructure or services unless serious investment is made, Jose Forjaz, direct...
Addis Ababa News
The Ethiopian government has pardoned and freed 38 opposition members sentenced to jail terms of between 18 months and life in connection with post-election violence in 2005. The group includes 30 pro...
Nairobi News
Nairobi affected by earth tremors.
Nairobi has been affected by multiple tremors over the past several days and the quakes could continue for some time, the national earthquake information centre of the US Geological Survey has said. T...
Cairo News
Houses in Uptown Cairo up for grabs.
Emaar Misr, the Egyptian subsidiary of the Dubai-based property developer Emaar Properties, has begun the official sale of housing units in its luxury real-estate project Uptown Cairo, which is under...
Lagos News
Lagos government to demolish BOI building.
Lagos state government has finalised plans to demolish the Bank of Industry (BOI) building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, which has been a safety hazard since its partial collapse over a year ago. Dem...
Nairobi News
Smoking ban introduced in Nairobi.
Smoking has been banned in public places in Nairobi under a by-law that is already in force in the cities of Nakuru and Mombasa. Under the restrictions Kenyans caught smoking in schools, public office...
Cape Town News
Zimbabwe-South Africa migration rises.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 Zimbabweans are now crossing the border into South Africa every night to escape the deepening social and economic crisis in the country, independent London-based SW Radio Afric...
Addis Ababa News
Opposition leaders sentenced to life.
A court in Addis Ababa has handed down life sentences to 35 senior opposition figures after they were found guilty of charges ranging from armed rebellion to outrage against the constitution in connec...
Accra News
Are you a Ghanaian poet wanting to make your voice heard? Or a poet from another country who has written about Ghana and wants to see the poem in print? If so,
Cape Town News
Fish lovers in South Africa concerned about the conservation status of the fish they are about to buy or eat can use a text message service to find out whether it is an endangered species or has been...
Lagos News
Lagos state government has announced a project for the rehabilitation of roadside verges and the creation of new green areas and public spaces across the city, local news sources report. Roads and sit...
Maputo News
S. Egidio to open children’s HIV centre in Maputo.
The S. Egidio community is to expand its pioneering HIV/AIDS treatment programme DREAM (Drug Resource Enhancement against AIDS and Malnutrition) in Mozambique by creating a special centre in Maputo fo...
