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Moroccan king funds mosque in Dar es Salaam

Religion 29 Oct, 2016

Mohammed VI Mosque signals new cooperation between Morocco and Tanzania. King Mohammed VI of Morocco is funding the construction of a mosque in Dar es Salaam as part of a series of bilateral agreem...

Cape Town News

Electric buses for Cape Town

Transport 29 Oct, 2016

Fleet of electric buses to launch in Cape Town in 2017. Cape Town is to introduce a fleet of electric buses in 2017, after awarding the R126 million tender to the South African branch of Chinese el...

Addis Ababa News

State of emergency in Ethiopia

Politics 19 Oct, 2016

Ethiopia rocked by violent protests by Oromo and Amhara groups. The Ethiopian government has declared a six-month state of emergency in an attempt to curb violent demonstrations by two of Ethiopia'...

Addis Ababa News

Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway opens

Transport 07 Oct, 2016

Africa's first fully electric railway links Ethiopia and Djibouti. The Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway opened on 5 October, linking Ethiopia with neighbouring Djibouti and becoming Africa's first full...

Nairobi News

Hilton aims for Africa's tallest building with Nairobi hotel

Tourism 07 Oct, 2016

Hotel chain plans 330-m-high skyscraper in Upper Hill area. The Hilton chain of exclusive hotels plans to manage the tallest building in Africa when the Hilton Nairobi Upper Hill opens in 2020....

Accra News

Accra launches Quality Bus System

Transport 07 Oct, 2016

New bus system in Ghanaian capital to be fully operational by 31 October. Accra has launched its Quality Bus System (QBS) on a trial basis on busy routes around the city such as Amasaman, Achimota,...

Cape Town News

Cape Town creates water parks

Entertainment 06 Oct, 2016

Cape Town residents keep cool with fun “spray parks”. Cape Town has opened five recreational “spray parks” to keep the city's residents cool during the hot summer days. The innovative parks – de...

Accra News

First Ghana Writers Awards to be presented in Accra

Culture 06 Oct, 2016

Annual scheme to promote Ghanaian literature. The prizewinners of the first edition of the Ghana Writers Awards (GWA), an annual awards scheme to promote Ghanaian literature particularly among youn...

Cairo News

Return of Cairo Jazz Festival

Culture 06 Oct, 2016

Eighth edition of Cairo Jazz Festival to feature international musicians. The eighth edition of the Cairo Jazz Festival (CJF) will take place from 20-22 October at the Greek Campus in downtown Cair...

Maputo News

Former Maputo arms depot to become nature park

Environment 05 Oct, 2016

Ecological park in Malhazine to be complete by December. Works to turn Maputo's former arms depot into a 600-hectare ecological park should be complete by December, following a recent agreement bet...

Nairobi News

Nairobi University launches bike-sharing scheme

City 04 Oct, 2016

Pilot bike-sharing project funded by grant from UN-Habitat. The C4DLab start-up incubation lab at Nairobi University has launched a pilot bicycle-sharing scheme aimed at reducing dependence on cars...

Cape Town News

Cape Town launches Military Heritage Route

History 04 Oct, 2016

Three landmark buildings recall Cape Town's military past. Cape Town tourism authorities have launched the Military Heritage Route, a self-drive trail that incorporates much of Cape Town’s milita...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian prime minister moves offices to Dodoma

Politics 04 Oct, 2016

Majaliwa moves to capital as part of government relocation plan. The Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has moved his offices to Dodoma as part of President John Magufuli's decision to transf...

Cairo News

Second terminal reopens at Cairo Airport

Tourism 30 Sep, 2016

Reconstruction comes to an end as Cairo resumes air traffic with Russia. Cairo International Airport has reopened its second terminal on a trial basis, Egypt's civil aviation ministry has said....

Maputo News

Dredging works to increase capacity of Maputo Port

Infrastructure 27 Sep, 2016

Deepening of channel to allow access to 85,000-tonne ships. The port of Maputo will be able to receive ships of up to 85,000 tonnes from February 2017, once the ongoing dredging works are completed...

Cape Town News

Art in Cape Town bus stations

Culture 27 Sep, 2016

MyCiTi stations across Cape Town enlivened with artworks. Cape Town has completed its MyCiTi art project to transform the city's bus stations with more than 50 artworks‚ from works on paper and can...

Addis Ababa News

Kia Motors to assemble cars in Ethiopia

Economy 27 Sep, 2016

South Korean car company eyes East African market. The South Korean Kia Motors Corp is to begin assembling cars in the town of Adama, south of Addis Ababa, after signing a deal with local car manuf...

Chadema calls for Defiance Day in Tanzania

Politics 09 Aug, 2016

Tanzania's opposition party to hold nationwide campaign on 1 September. Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema has declared 1 September "Defiance Day" to mark the beginning of a nationwide campai...

Lagos News

Lagos to export crude oil from Aje field

Economy 05 Aug, 2016

Exportation of oil to begin from Lagos offshore Aje field. Lagos is set to begin exporting crude oil from its offshore Aje field, via the Front Puffin floating production, storage and offloading (F...

Dar Es Salaam News

New railway line between Dar es Salaam and Rwanda

Transport 04 Aug, 2016

Tanzania secures $7.6-billion loan from China for rail line to Kigali. The China Export-Import (Exim) Bank is providing Tanzania with a $7.6-billion loan to build a new 2,200-km rail line linking t...

Addis Ababa News

Protest causes rubbish to pile up in Addis Ababa

Environment 04 Aug, 2016

Farmers protesting at landfill site are blocking rubbish trucks from Addis Ababa. Rubbish has been piling up across Addis Ababa since mid-July due to protestors blocking city garbage trucks from ac...

Lagos News

Lagos enforces ban on street selling

City 03 Aug, 2016

Lagos governor gets tough with hawkers. A ltittle-used ban against selling, or hawking, on the streets of Lagos is now being enforced as part of a crackdown by the Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode....

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian government to move offices to Dodoma

Politics 03 Aug, 2016

Tanzanian government to move from Dar es Salaam to country's capital. Tanzanian premier Kassim Majaliwa has confirmed that government offices will move from Dar es Salaam to the capital Dodoma by S...

Nairobi News

Uber drivers to protest in Nairobi

Transport 02 Aug, 2016

Protest by Uber drivers follows company's slashing of prices. Nairobi's 1,000 drivers working for taxi hailing mobile app Uber are holding a protest in the city's Central Business District (CBD) on...

Cape Town News

Major plans for Cape Town station

Real Estate 02 Aug, 2016

Rezoning plan could see Cape Town rail station get R1-billion facelift. A major development plan could see the construction of a 120-room hotel with an office and retail complex in the forecourt of...

Nairobi News

Arson attacks in Kenyan schools

Education 02 Aug, 2016

Opposition urges Kenyan education cabinet secretary to resign over school fires. Kenya's opposition Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) alliance has asked the government to declare the recen...

Nairobi News

Oxfam to move HQ from UK to Nairobi

Humanitarian 25 Jul, 2016

Charity Oxfam in talks to relocate international base to Nairobi. The international aid and development charity organisation Oxfam is set to move its global headquarters from the UK to Nairobi....

Lagos News

Lagos lifts hijab ban in schools

Religion 25 Jul, 2016

Lagos court overturns school hijab ban on religious grounds. The Lagos appeal court has overturned a ban on female Muslim students wearing the hijab headscarf at government schools in Lagos state,...

Accra News

Ghana's presidential election faces delay

18 Jul, 2016

Uncertainty over Ghana election date after names deleted from register. Ghana's presidential election could be delayed by a month due to wrangling over voter registration, according to the country'...

Accra News

Ghana offers visas to African nationals

Immigrants 08 Jul, 2016

Ghana visa measure comes ahead of AU launch of African passport. Short-term visas are now being offered to all African nationals arriving in Ghana, in line with the country’s commitment to the Afri...

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