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Verdict expected for Al-Jazeera journalists

Media 28 Jul, 2015

Journalists awaits theirfate A Cairo court iis expected to issue a verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists on 30 July, as reported by the Committee to Portect Journalists (CPJ), the...

Cairo News

Barges banned on Nile in Cairo

Transport 27 Jul, 2015

New safety measures following Nile boat collision Cairo has banned river barges from passing through the capital at night until the end of September, following a ferryboat accident on 22 July in wh...

Addis Ababa News

Obama arrives in Addis Ababa

Politics 26 Jul, 2015

US president flies to Addis Ababa after Nairobi visit President Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first US president to visit Ethiopia, where he is holding talks with the country's pre...

Nairobi News

Nairobi closes airspace for Obama visit

Politics 22 Jul, 2015

President's security undermined after flight times leaked Kenya is to close its airspace for 50 minutes to facilitate the arrival of US president Barack Obama in Nairobi on 23 July, according to th...

Arusha News

Serengeti voted world's best safari

Animals 21 Jul, 2015

Six Tanzanian destinations in top 50 African safaris Tanzania's Serengeti National Park has been voted the world's best safari destination in an online survey conducted by Safari Bookings, a leadi...

Dar Es Salaam News

Free land for Dar es Salaam flood victims

General 21 Jul, 2015

Government plans to move 2,500 families from Dar flood zones The Tanzanian government is offering free plots of land to residents living in the poor Kinondoni district which has suffered extensive...

Nairobi News

Heavy security in Nairobi for Obama visit

Politics 20 Jul, 2015

Threat of anti-gay protest during Obama trip Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been secured by American security agents ahead of the visit by US president Barack Obama on 23 July....

Nairobi News

US travel warning ahead of Obama visit to Nairobi

Politics 15 Jul, 2015

Obama travels to Nairobi and Addis Ababa The US has warned its citizens in Kenya of the potential for terrorist attacks during the upcoming visit of US president Barack Obama which starts on 23 Ju...

Cairo News

Egypt amends election law

Politics 15 Jul, 2015

President paves way for parliamentary elections An amendment to Egypt's laws regulating electoral constituencies has now been ratified by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The amended la...

Cairo News

Italy supports Egypt in fight against terrorist bombings

Terrorism 13 Jul, 2015

Attack on Italian consulate seen as part of general intimidation Italy's prime minister, Matteo Renzi, and foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, have been quick to show their solidarity with Egypt's p...

Lagos News

Nigeria's president Buhari cleans up military

Politics 13 Jul, 2015

New military heads announced After the sacking of the chiefs of the army, navy and airforce Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has nominated the new chief of the defence staff as Major General Ab...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania selects presidential candidates

Politics 08 Jul, 2015

Presidential nomination process begins Presidential nomination process begins Tanzania's ruling party, the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), is poised to select its presidential candidate ahead of the...

Accra News

Ghana sets aviation exhibition for autumn 2016

Transport 06 Jul, 2015

Air expo rescheduled after cancellation during ebola epidemic Ghana's minister of transport, Dzifar Attivor, has announced that the country's first aviation exhibition will now run from 12-14 Octob...

Maputo News

Mozambique to destroy confiscated ivory

Environment 05 Jul, 2015

Maputo steps up fight against poachers Mozambique is to destroy more than one ton of confiscated ivory as well as 53 rhino horns in Maputo on 6 July, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society...

Cape Town News

New luxury cruise terminal for Cape Town harbour

Infrastructure 05 Jul, 2015

Cruise liner terminal finally gets green light A luxury cruise liner terminal is to be built at Cape Town's harbour after management company Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) confirmed V&...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania reduces infant mortality

Health 05 Jul, 2015

Deaths of children over one month on the decline Tanzania has reduced child mortality rates from 161 per 1,000 in 1990 to 54 per 1,000 today, reaching one of its Millennium Development Goals, accor...

Cairo News

50 soldiers killed in Egypt's Sinai attacks

Terrorism 30 Jun, 2015

Attacks come two days after assassination of top prosecutor Islamic militants have killed at least 50 soldiers in a wave of simultaneous attacks, including a suicide car bombing, on numerous Egypti...

Maputo News

Maputo transport company transferred to city

Transport 30 Jun, 2015

The Mozambique government has decided to transfer the management of the Maputo's public transport from Beira Public Transport Company to the city government. The city's public transport system is o...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopian space observatory

Science 29 Jun, 2015

Ethiopia's first space observatory is now operating its two 1-m optical telescopes. The two telescopes at the Mount Entoto observatory have been inaugurated in time for the fifth annual East African A...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam plans metro rail project

Transport 25 Jun, 2015

Tanzania requests funding from India Tanzania has requested funding from India to build a metro rail network in Dar es Salaam, according to the country's president Jakaya Kikwete. The official...

Accra News

Authorities demolish Accra slum to prevent floods

Environment 23 Jun, 2015

Police use tear-gas against protesting residents of Agbogbloshie City authorities have levelled hundreds of homes and businesses in Accra's Agbogbloshie, a slum district built on a former wetland....

Arusha News

Tanzania estimates voting figures

Politics 22 Jun, 2015

About 24 million people eligible to vote Tanzania's Bureau of Statistics has estimated that about 24 million people out of a population of 48,522,230 people are eligible to vote in the coming gener...

Nairobi News

Nairobi water vending machines

Infrastructure 22 Jun, 2015

Nairobi's water board, in partnership with the Grundfos Group, owned by the Danish Poul Due Jensen Foundation, is providing four water vending machines for easy access to clean and cheap water around...

Accra News

Accra installs rubbish bins

Environment 22 Jun, 2015

Pilot scheme part of national environmental campaign Rubbish bins have been installed along the Starlets 91 Road and the National Theatre Road in downtown Accra as part of the government's efforts...

Arusha News

Arusha-Tengeru highway construction begins

Infrastructure 22 Jun, 2015

Part of the Arusha-Holili road project After years of promises the Tanzanian National Roads Authority (Tanroads) has announced the start of construction on the 14.2 km Arusha-Tengeru section of the...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopian ruling party wins landslide election

Politics 21 Jun, 2015

Opposition allegations of vote rigging The ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) celebrated a landslide victory in parliament in Addis Ababa on 22 June, following the an...

Cairo News

Cairo reopens Sadat metro station

Transport 16 Jun, 2015

Major metro station to reopen after two years The Sadat metro station in downtown Cairo is scheduled to reopen at 06.00 on 17 June, almost two years after it was closed for security concerns, accor...

Addis Ababa News

African Union honours Wangari Maathai

General 16 Jun, 2015

AU gardens in Addis Ababa named after Kenyan Nobel Prize winner The African Union (AU) has named the gardens at its headquarters in Addis Ababa after Kenya's Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace Prize-...

Maputo News

Mozambique removes anti-gay law

Rights 09 Jun, 2015

Country revises colonial-era legislation Homosexual acts will no longer be deemed a criminal offence in Mozambique after 29 June when the country sings into effect new legislation to replace coloni...

Arusha News

Arusha to open baby elephant orphanage

Environment 07 Jun, 2015

Tanzania copes with oprhans of poached elephants Tanzania is set to open its first baby elephant orphanage in Arusha to deal with young elephants orphaned following the deaths of their mothers due...

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