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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
Cairo News

Pyramids in seven wonders row.

Egyptians are dismayed over the inclusion of the great pyramid of Giza outside Cairo in a competition to choose seven
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
Cape Town News

Cape Town station to get overhaul.

The Cape Town station precinct is to get a facelift in time for the football World Cup in South Africa in 2010. The R90 million project, which is still at the planning stage, includes improving securi...
Lagos News

Night street sweeping begins in Lagos.

Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has begun sweeping main roads at night as part of efforts to clean up the state,
Maputo News

Maputo roads to get overhaul.

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

New voter registration drive in March.

The national electoral commission has announced a new voter registration campaign in March for general elections later this year. The initiative follows an initial drive in August-September last year,...
Accra News

Accra night club bans smoking.

Oops Nite Club in Bubiashie, Accra, has banned smoking on its premises in a move applauded by anti-tobacco campaigners,
Addis Ababa News

Ethiopian Airlines to get Togo hub.

Ethiopian Airlines (EA) have announced plans to set up a regional hub in Togo
Lagos News

Leisure and recreation in Lagos

Despite the United Nations and other organizations ranking Nigeria one of the poorest countries in the world with a gross domestic product of approximately $1 a day, Lagos
Nairobi News

Rift Valley Fever death toll rises.

148 people have died as a result of the Rift Valley Fever epidemic that is affecting five out of the country
Cape Town News

Hot weather in the Cape.

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...
Cairo News

International Egyptian marathon.

Roughly 2,000 people from 36 countries are expected to take part in the 14th edition of the international Egyptian marathon, which takes place in Luxor on 16 February 2007. The start and finish are at...
Cairo News

2006 good year for tourism.

Just over nine million tourists visited Egypt in 2006, tourism minister Zoheir Garana has said. The figure represents a slight increase over 2005, when approximately 8.6 million people visited the cou...
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
Lagos News

Night flights possible between Lagos and Abuja.

Scheduled night flights between Lagos and Nigeria
Addis Ababa News

International year of African football.

The International Year of African Football (IYoAF) is to be launched in Addis Ababa on 29 January in a special ceremony to coincide with the opening session of the African Union summit in the Ethiopia...
Cape Town News

Independent Democrats join Cape Town government.

The Independent Democrats (ID) have decided to abandon their former opposition and join Cape Town
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

Kofi Annan to give lecture.

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

Silence at WSF in memory of Kapuscinski.

Delegates at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Nairobi held a minute
Cairo News

Cairo International Book Fair.

Cairo international book fair is underway in the Egyptian capital. First established in 1969, the annual event is the second in importance only to the Frankfurt book fair in Germany and is the largest...
Nairobi News

The Big Issue Kenya launched.

Nairobi now has its very own street newspaper:
Nairobi News

New home for street children.

There is a new home for children living on the streets of Nairobi: Ndugo-Ndogo in Kibera, the city
Nairobi News

World Social Forum opens in Nairobi.

The World Social Forum (WSF) opened in Nairobi on 20 January with a colourful peace march from Kibera slum to the central Uhuru park.

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