Lagos News
Nigerian president extends UK medical leave
President Buhari has spent last two weeks in London hospital.
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has requested parliament to extend his medical leave, indefinitely, according to a statement releas...
Accra News
Accra Monopoly game to promote tourism and financial literacy.
Accra's own edition of the world’s most popular board game Monopoly has been launched by the Ghanaian ministry for tourism, culture an...
Dar Es Salaam News
World Bank to fund $305 million expansion works.
The port at Dar es Salaam is to go under a major expansion thanks to Tanzania's $305 million loan from the World Bank.
The works are designed to...
Lagos News
Price hike to take effect in February.
The Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network is to introduce “marginally” higher fares on all routes from 1 February.
The price increase is the result of the...
Accra News
New contemporary art space for Accra
Accra multi-purpose art complex to open in March.
Accra is set to open a new permanent contemporary art space on 4 March, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Ghana’s independence from Britain i...
Cairo News
Cairo reopens Museum of Islamic Art
Islamic art museum reopened three years after car bombing.
The Museum of Islamic Art in central Cairo jas been reopened, three years after the 19th-century Egyptian institution was damaged extensiv...
Cairo News
Cairo aims to rid city of animal-drawn carts.
Carts drawn by horses, donkeys and mules on Cairo's streets could become a thing on the past according to a proposal by the city's governor.
The Cap...
Cape Town News
Cape Town clamps down on beach drinkers
Record amount of alcohol seized on Cape beaches.
Cape Town police have seized some 5,000 litres of alcohol – around 7,000 bottles – from beachgoers in the Cape area since the summer season began in...
Addis Ababa News
E-tickets for Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit
E-Ticketing system to be introduced gradually on AALRT.
The Addis Ababa Light Railway Transit (AALRT) is to introduce an electronic ticket scheme in addition to its current system of purchasing tic...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia releases 10,000 detainees
2,500 remaining detainees to face charges.
Ethiopia has released 9,800 people detained under its ongoing state of emergency which was introduced to curb violent anti-government demonstrations in th...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia inaugurates Gibe III dam
Hydroelectric dam designed to double energy output in Ethiopia.
The Gibe 3 hydroelectric dam has been inaugurated by Ethiopia's prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn who said that the facility would...
Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana's president on 7 January
Ghanaian president Mahama defeated by former foreign minister Akufo-Addo.
Ghana's main opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo will be sworn in as president on 7 January after defeating incumbent preside...
Cairo News
Egypt in mourning over Cairo church bombing
President Sisi declares three days of mourning.
Egyptian president Abdul Fattah el-Sisi has urged Muslims and Christians to work together following a suicide bombing on a Coptic church in Cairo, in...
Lagos News
Lagos clamps down on okada motorcyclists
Commercial okada motorcyclists blamed for Lagos traffic violatons and crime.
Lagos state government has begun enforcing a ban on commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as okada riders, from oper...
Accra News
Ghana's presidential election on 7 December
Presidential candidates sign peace pact ahead of Ghana's elections.
Ghana's seven presidential candidates have pledged that their supporters will respect electoral rules and refrain from violence,...
Cairo News
Grand Egyptian Museum to open in May 2018
State-of-the-art Cairo museum nears completion.
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Giza pyramids in southwest Cairo is scheduled to open in May 2018, according to the project's management com...
Cape Town News
Zero-2-One Tower would become Cape Town's tallest skyscraper.
A 42-storey skyscaper planned for the Cape Town's Central Business District (CBD) would become the city's tallest building if it receiv...
Arusha News
African Court in Arusha celebrates 10 years
Symposium to mark decade of African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) in Arusha celebrates its tenth anniversary with a two-day symposium o...
Cape Town News
Cape Town to repeal 300 outdated by-laws
Cape Town inherited old by-laws from former municipalities.
Cape Town plans to repeal more than 300 antiquated by-laws, many of which are outdated and in conflict with more recent city legislation....
Cairo News
Cairo metro ticket price set to rise
Cairo metro network is currently losing EGP 25m a month.
The cost of travelling on the Cairo metro network is expected to increase, pending approval by the Egyptian cabinet.
The Cairo metro syst...
Lagos News
Lagos slum demolitions leave thousands homeless
Amnesty International seeks enquiry after waterfront shanty towns demolished.
Human rights group Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the demolition of a Lagos waterfront shan...
Nairobi News
Nairobi to phase out pit latrines
World Bank funds introduction of conventional toilets in Nairobi slums.
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company is undertaking a Sh1 billion project to phase out pit latrines in the city's slum...
Accra News
Ghanaian government expects Accra digital hub to create 10,000 jobs.
Ghana has a new digital hub following the inauguration of the Accra Digital Centre whose $8.3 million cost was financed by the W...
Cairo News
Cairo International Film Festival dedicated to Abdel-Aziz
Annual film festival to screen over 200 movies.
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which opens on 15 November, is dedicated to the recently deceased Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz....
Cape Town News
Water restrictions in Cape Town
Cape Town residents encouraged to conserve water.
Cape Town's new “Level Three” water restriction regulations came into effect from 1 November and remain in operation until further notice.
The l...
Nairobi News
Nairobi Southern Bypass launched
China-funded bypass expected to boost trade in east Africa.
The Nairobi Southern Bypass at Ngong Road/Lenana Interchange has been launched at a ceremony by the presidents of Kenya and Tanzania....
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania gets tough with poachers
Tanzanian president tells security forces to pursue wildlife poachers.
Tanzanian president John Magufuli has ordered the security forces to tackle the well-armed criminal networks behind the illlic...
Nairobi News
Boda bodas banned from Nairobi CBD
Court bans motorbike taxis from operating in central Nairobi.
Nairobi's motorbike taxis, known locally as boda bodas, have been banned from operating in the city's Central Business District (CBD) b...
Cape Town News
Tourism smart card for Cape Town
Cape Town introduces iVenture City Pass.
A new tourism smart card, developed in partnership with Cape Town's tourism authorities, is now available for visitors of the city.
The iVenture City Pas...
Cape Town News
Shark Spotters app to make Cape Town's waters safer.
Cape Town has launched the Shark Spotters app to warn swimmers and surfers of the presence of sharks and to make beach-goers "more shark smart."...
