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Dar es Salaam suffering serious cholera outbreak

Health 26 Oct, 2015

WHO calls for urgent action to halt spread of disease. Tanzania is facing a major cholera outbreak, with nearly 5,000 cases recorded since August, with almost 70 per cent of them in Dar es Salaam,...

Cape Town News

Student protests across South Africa

Education 22 Oct, 2015

Riot police intervene in Cape Town protest over increased college fees. University campuses in Cape Town and around the country have been rocked by student demonstrations against rising university...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania prepares for elections

Politics 22 Oct, 2015

Nation gears up for most competitive election in its history. Tanzania is preparing for its presidential and parliamentary elections on 25 October, in what are expected to be the most tightly conte...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia faces worst drought in 30 years

Environment 22 Oct, 2015

UN says millions in Ethiopia need food aid. Over seven million people out of a population of over 94 million are now facing severe hunger in Ethiopia, especially in North Wollo, one of the regions...

Cairo News

First round of Egyptian elections ends

Politics 21 Oct, 2015

Low turnout in first phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections. The first round of Egypt's two-part parliamentary elections ended on 19 October, following two days of extremely low turnout in the st...

Cairo News

Cairo airport to display ancient artefacts

Culture 15 Oct, 2015

Culture initiative to boost Egypt's tourism sector. Cairo airport is to exhibit 39 ancient Egyptian artefacts from various eras to promote tourism in Egypt. The airport's designated 60-sqm muse...

Cape Town News

South Africa to review International Criminal Court membership

Justice 13 Oct, 2015

ANC wants to withdraw from ICC after criticism of visit of Sudanese president. South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) is mounting pressure on President Zuma to withdraw from the Inte...

Nairobi News

Nairobi modernises its markets

City 07 Oct, 2015

Refurbishment to coincide with construction of new markets. Nairobi's markets are being refurbished to ensure improved hygiene and increased volumes of trade, as part of plans being undertaken by t...

Accra News

Ghana suspends judges over corruption

Justice 07 Oct, 2015

Suspension follows undercover documentary. Ghana has suspended seven of its 12 high court judges following a documentary by an undercover journalist who claimed he filmed the judges accepting bribe...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete on official visit to Kenya

Transport Trade 05 Oct, 2015

Dedication to construction of Arusha-Mombasa road. On his three-day visit to Kenya the outgoing Tanzanian president, Jakaya Kikwete, officially marked the upgrade of one of the sections of the Arus...

Nairobi News

Kenya extends railway from Nairobi to Naivasha

Transport 30 Sep, 2015

Kenyan president breaks ground at Nairobi South railway station. The Kenyan government has begun extending the Mombasa-Nairobi railway line to Naivasha, a town located about 120km northwest of the...

Nairobi News

One-way plan for Nairobi traffic

Transport 23 Sep, 2015

One-way project to become operational within three months Key streets in Nairobi are to be converted into one-way routes as part of measures to improve traffic flow, according to an announcement b...

Cairo News

Egypt's president pardons two Al-Jazeera journalists

General 23 Sep, 2015

Unclear whether al-Sisi's pardon will extend to Australian Peter Greste Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including two Al-Jazeera journalists, on 23 September, accordin...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania newspaper returns after three-year ban

Media 23 Sep, 2015

Mwanahalisi returns to print just a month before general elections A Tanzanian newspaper closed by the government published its first edition for three years on 22 September after a court lifted th...

Maputo News

Mozambique declared free of land mines

General 21 Sep, 2015

Nation destroys last mine in removal project that began in 1993 Mozambique has been declared free of land mines after the last explosive device was detonated in mid-September in the central Sofala...

Cape Town News

Cape Town tackles rats

Health 20 Sep, 2015

Major rat problem in Khayelitsha Cape Town is employing a new intensive strategy to eliminate rats in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's poorest and most marginalised townships, where the rodent po...

Addis Ababa News

Addis Ababa to open first section of light rail

Transport 19 Sep, 2015

North-south section of line to become operational Half of the long-awaited Addis Ababa Light Railway, running from the north to south of the capital, is scheduled to open on 20 September, accordin...

Maputo News

Mozambique opposition boycotts peace talks

Politics 16 Sep, 2015

Convoy of Renamo leader attacked Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo has boycotted peace talks with the ruling Frelimo for the second time, amid a resumption of low-level clashes between reb...

Cairo News

Mexican embassy protests deadly attack in Egypt

Terrorism 14 Sep, 2015

Embassy cancels Independence Day celebrations after deaths Mexico's embassy in Cairo has cancelled its Independence Day celebration scheduled for 15 September, two days after an attack in which an...

Cairo News

Egypt government resigns

Politics 12 Sep, 2015

Move follows arrest of agriculture minister amid corruption enquiry. Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned on 12 September, days after the country's agriculture minister w...

Cairo News

Israel reopens embassy in Cairo

General 10 Sep, 2015

Opening comes on fourth anniversary of storming of former embassy. Israel has inaugurated a new embassy building in Cairo, exactly four years after the sacking of the previous embassy on 10 Septem...

Cairo News

Egypt to hold parliament elections in October and November

Politics 02 Sep, 2015

Nation sets election date after three years without parliament Egypt is to hold parliamentary elections in two stages in October and November after being without a parliament since it was dissolved...

Cape Town News

African Penguins at risk of extinction

Animals 30 Aug, 2015

Cape Town's penguin population plummets in last decade The population of African Penguins has dropped by 90 per cent since 2004, with only 100,000 of the birds left in South Africa and neighbourin...

Nairobi News

Google Transit launched in Nairobi

Transport 30 Aug, 2015

Free app charts public transport in capital Google Kenya has introduced a new online service that maps public transport routes in Nairobi, allowing passengers to plan their trips around the capital...

Cairo News

Egypt sentences journalists to three years in jail

General 29 Aug, 2015

Al-Jazeera reporters convicting of aiding the Muslim Brotherhoodand spreading false news A Cairo court has handed down a three-year jail sentence to three Al-Jazeera English journalists whose 20-mo...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania election campaign underway

Politics 26 Aug, 2015

Tough fight expected by UKAWA opposition coalition Campaigning for Tanzania's presidential and parliamentary elections is in full swing ahead of the country's 25 October polls. The election is e...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania's opposition parties name presidential candidate

Politics 06 Aug, 2015

Edward Lowassa to head opposition Edward Lowassa, originally seen as the possible presidential candidate for Tanzania's ruling party, has instead been chosen as the presidential candidate for the o...

Cairo News

Egypt to open new Suez Canal

Infrastructure 02 Aug, 2015

$8 billion expansion project to open ahead of time Egypt has completed the Suez Canal Axis and is scheduled to inaugurate the major engineering project on 6 August. The $8 billion scheme involv...

Lagos News

Nigeria rescues 178 hostages from Boko Haram

Terrorism 02 Aug, 2015

Rescue follows mlitary shake-up mid July The Nigerian army says it has rescued 178 people from the Islamist militants Boko Haram in the country's northern Borno state, according to a statement rele...

Maputo News

Fighting resumes between Renamo and Frelimo

General 28 Jul, 2015

700 Mozambicans flee to Malawi Fighting has broken out in northern Mozambique between government troops and rebels loyal to opposition party Renamo, as reported on 27 July by the Associated Press (...

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