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    Free secondary school fees in Kenya.
    Nairobi News

    Free secondary school fees in Kenya.

    Education
    The government has announced that it is to scrap tuition fees at state high schools in 2008 to boost secondary education in the country. In a move timed to coincide with general elections in December...
    Positive outlook for Kenya tourism?
    Nairobi News

    Positive outlook for Kenya tourism?

    Tourism
    Over 500,000 people visited Kenya in the first quarter of 2007, up seven per cent over the same period last year. This translated into an 18 per cent rise in earnings from KSh14.7 billion in January-M...
    Nairobi gallery walk.
    Nairobi News

    Nairobi gallery walk.

    Culture
    Nairobi-based cultural organisation AfricanColours is organising a tour of some of Nairobi
    Pan-African short film competition.
    Nairobi News

    Pan-African short film competition.

    Culture
    Young African filmmakers are invited to take part in a short-film competition exploring the challenges facing the African continent and the ways in which Africans have and have not risen to meet them....
    Mahmoud Ahmed wins BBC music award.
    Addis Ababa News

    Mahmoud Ahmed wins BBC music award.

    Culture
    Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed has won this year
    Ethiopian hostages released.
    Addis Ababa News

    Ethiopian hostages released.

    Politics
    Eight Ethiopians who were kidnapped along with five Europeans during a sightseeing tour in the remote Afar region on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border in March have been released. The Europeans
    Kenya’s Martin Lel wins London marathon.
    Nairobi News

    Kenya’s Martin Lel wins London marathon.

    Sport
    Kenya
    PDP candidate Umaru Yar’Adua elected president.
    Lagos News

    PDP candidate Umaru Yar’Adua elected president.

    Politics
    Umaru Yar
    Nigerians await election results amid calls for re-run.
    Lagos News

    Nigerians await election results amid calls for re-run.

    Politics
    Nigeria
    Nigeria goes to the polls.
    Lagos News

    Nigeria goes to the polls.

    Politics
    Nigerians have gone to the polls to elect their new president and federal parliament amid reports of confusion and widespread violence and a failed attack on the electoral commission headquarters. T...
    Nigeria poised for presidential poll.
    Lagos News

    Nigeria poised for presidential poll.

    Politics
    Polling in the 21 April presidential and national assembly elections is to begin at 10.00 local time rather than at 08.00 as originally stated due to the late arrival of the ballot papers, the head of...
    Nigerian opposition parties to run in presidential election.
    Lagos News

    Nigerian opposition parties to run in presidential election.

    Politics
    Opposition parties have announced that they will be competing in the presidential and parliamentary elections on 21 April and that they will be running individually. The decision puts paid to calls fo...
    Maputo blasts caused by poor storage and human error.
    Maputo News

    Maputo blasts caused by poor storage and human error.

    General
    Poor storage conditions including exposure to the elements, a lack of inspection and human error were all to blame for the explosions at an arsenal in the outer Maputo neighbourhood of Malhazine on 22...
    Election countdown begins in Nigeria.
    Lagos News

    Election countdown begins in Nigeria.

    Politics
    On 14 April Nigerians go to the polls to elect their state parliaments and governors in the first part of an election
    25 acquitted in treason trial.
    Addis Ababa News

    25 acquitted in treason trial.

    Justice
    Twenty-five journalists arrested following protests by the opposition against the re-election of Meles Zenawi
    Ghana to get computerised population registry.
    Accra News

    Ghana to get computerised population registry.

    General
    The registration of births and deaths in Ghana is to be computerised by the end of the year, senior assistant registrar Kingsley Asare Addo has told Ghana News Agency. The country currently operates a...
    Egypt's new population figures released.
    Cairo News

    Egypt's new population figures released.

    General
    Egypt has a population of 72.6 million people according to the figures from the 2006 census released by the government statistics agency in early April. This figure does not include the 3.9 million Eg...
    Consultations on Green Point development.
    Cape Town News

    Consultations on Green Point development.

    Politics
    Cape Town city council has announced a series of public meetings during which residents will be invited to comment on plans for the proposed redevelopment of Green Point common, the site of the new st...
    Maputo port to get fruit terminal.
    Maputo News

    Maputo port to get fruit terminal.

    Environment
    The port of Maputo is to get a $4.2 million dollar fresh produce export terminal as part of efforts to boost its capacity and harness markets in the Far East. It is to be built and operated by South A...
    Wildebeest migration to change.
    Nairobi News

    Wildebeest migration to change.

    Environment
    The annual migration of wildebeest and zebra from Tanzania
    M-Pesa money transfers in Kenya.
    Nairobi News

    M-Pesa money transfers in Kenya.

    General
    Kenyans can now make use of a new service allowing them to send and receive money by mobile phone. The scheme, called M-Pesa, is a joint initiative of Vodafone and Kenya
    Derelict hotel demolished.
    Maputo News

    Derelict hotel demolished.

    General
    The unfinished Quatro Estacoes (Four Seasons) hotel, whose 25 floors have towered over the Costa do Sol beach in east Maputo for over three decades, has been brought down by controlled implosion. The...
    Death toll from armoury explosions rises.
    Maputo News

    Death toll from armoury explosions rises.

    General
    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...
    Campaign for release of Ethiopian hostages launched.
    Addis Ababa News

    Campaign for release of Ethiopian hostages launched.

    General
    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...
    New power cuts announced.
    Accra News

    New power cuts announced.

    General
    The Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have announced a new load-shedding programme in a bid to tackle the growing energy crisis in the country. Under the new regim...
    El Alamein battlefield to become a golf course.
    Cairo News

    El Alamein battlefield to become a golf course.

    General
    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...
    New express bus system launched.
    Lagos News

    New express bus system launched.

    Transport
    The new express bus system has finally begun operations in Lagos after many delays. An initiative of the Lagos state government, the service is based on western-style bus rapid transit route systems w...
    Apapa oil depots to relocate.
    Lagos News

    Apapa oil depots to relocate.

    General
    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
    World press to meet in Cape Town.
    Cape Town News

    World press to meet in Cape Town.

    Media
    Top media professionals, publishers and academics are to gather in Cape Town for the 60th World Newspaper Congress and the 14th World Editors Forum from 3-6 June. This is the first time the meetings a...
    Cape Town wins cleanest city award.
    Cape Town News

    Cape Town wins cleanest city award.

    Environment
    Cape Town has been declared the cleanest city in the country in the department of environmental affairs and tourism
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