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Lagos to relocate Computer Village market

Retail 05 Oct, 2014

Over 3,000 traders move to Katangowa The Lagos State government is relocating the Computer Village market from Otigba in the central Ikeja district to a new location in Katangowa, a suburb in northe...

Cape Town News

Nobel peace summit called off in Cape Town

Politics 01 Oct, 2014

Move follows South Africa's visa refusal for Dalai Lama The Nobel peace summit scheduled to take place in Cape Town on 13 October has been cancelled following South Africa's refusal to grant a vis...

Addis Ababa News

Addis Ababa takes anti-Ebola measures

Health 30 Sep, 2014

Temperature sensors installed at Addis Ababa airport Ethiopia is using temperature-reading devices at its airports in a bid to prevent the Ebola virus from reaching the country from the west Afric...

Arusha News

Arusha march for elephants and rhinos

Environment 30 Sep, 2014

Arusha protest to coincide with national event The internationally-celebrated march to save elephants and rhinos is being held in Tanzania ten days after World Animal Day, so that it will coincide...

Arusha News

Arusha to move cemetery for bus terminal extension

City 29 Sep, 2014

Council to exhume 2,500 bodies Arusha city council plans to expand its main bus terminal by using a nearby cemetery situated in the central Levolosi district between Makongoro and Middleton Road....

Cairo News

Cairo’s painted satellite dishes

City 29 Sep, 2014

Splash of colour across Cairo rooftops Cairo's skyline is being enlivened thanks to the efforts of an American author and filmmaker who has launched the Cairo Dish-Painting Initiative. The art...

Accra News

Ebola emergency response headquarters in Accra

Health 29 Sep, 2014

United Nations set up Accra base to co-ordinate Ebola fight The newly-established United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has opened a new headquarters in Accra. The...

Cape Town News

Cape Town tests shark-repellent system

Animals 24 Sep, 2014

Cable emits frequency known to repel sharks An experimental electronic system to repel sharks from Cape Town waters will be tested in October to try and prevent future shark attacks. The 100-m...

Arusha News

Tanzania to use Lake Victoria waters for Serengeti wildlife

Animals 24 Sep, 2014

Lake to help animals survive during increasing droughts The Tanzanian government is to use Lake Victoria as an alternative water source for the wild animals of Serengeti National Park, to help the...

Addis Ababa News

Tri-partite Renaissance dam committee formed

Infrastructure 24 Sep, 2014

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan form technical committee The water ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have agreed to form a tripartite technical committee – comprising experts from the t...

Cairo News

Cairo to boost security at tourist sites

Tourism 23 Sep, 2014

New measures aimed at boosting tourism Egypt is to increase its security around major tourist sites in an effort to relaunch the country's flagging tourism sector. The measures include increase...

Lagos News

Nigeria contains Ebola virus

Health 23 Sep, 2014

Lagos schools to resume on 8 October Nigeria's health minister Onyebuchi Chukwu declared the country free from Ebola on 22 September, although the World Health Organization (WHO) is more cautious a...

Cape Town News

Open mosque causes furore in Cape Town

Religion 16 Sep, 2014

Mosque would be open to all including non-Muslims A proposed "open mosque" which would be gender-equal and welcome non-Muslims is causing controversy ahead of its scheduled launch on 19 September...

Lagos News

Lagos building disaster kills over 40

Infrastructure 14 Sep, 2014

Headquarters of televangelist collapses The death toll has reportedly risen to 44 following the collapse of a large church guest house in the Ikotun district of Lagos on 12 September. The five-...

Maputo News

Dredging at Maputo port

Infrastructure 11 Sep, 2014

Maintenance work at major commericial port Works to dredge Maputo port will begin in September as part of a maintenance contract between the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) and Transnet Nat...

Maputo News

Peace deal in Mozambique ahead of elections

Politics 10 Sep, 2014

Renamo leader comes out of hiding to run for president Mozambican president Armando Guebuza and Renamo rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama signed a landmark peace deal in Maputo on 5 September, ahead of t...

Lagos News

Number of Ebola cases rises in Lagos  

Health 10 Sep, 2014

15 of the 19 Nigerian cases are in Lagos Health authorities in Nigeria say that another Lagos resident tested positive for Ebola but has since been cured, bringing the amount of confirmed cases in...

Nairobi News

Storymoja Festival

Culture 10 Sep, 2014

This year Nairobi's Storymoja festival (17-21 Sept) has special tributes to those who lost their lives in the Westgate Mall terrorist attack in September 2013, in particular to Ghana’s poet Kofi...

Lagos News

New electronic ID cards in Nigeria

General 31 Aug, 2014

System will become official database for government Nigeria has launched a national biometric identification card which will in future to used for health care, financial services (including taxes...

Nairobi News

Nairobi to launch electronic parking system

Transport 27 Aug, 2014

City expects 30 per cent increase in revenue From 1 September motorists in some areas of Nairobi will pay parking fees using mobile phones as part of the county government's plan to go digital wit...

Cape Town News

Plan to make Cape Town buses safer for women

Transport 27 Aug, 2014

UN Women examines ways to improve safety at bus stations The United Nations (UN) is collaborating with Cape Town to help improve the safety of women on the city's buses. The UN is funding a R200...

Lagos News

Nigerian doctors dismissed

Health 18 Aug, 2014

Doctors strike in protest against sacking of colleagues As the Ebola virus spreads through countries in west Africa, hundreds of doctors in Lagos have protested against the sacking of several thous...

Accra News

Ghana postpones international conferences

Fashion 18 Aug, 2014

Ghana's fashion and design week postponed because of Ebola The Ghana fashion and design week, which was scheduled from 24-26 August, has been postponed until 2015 because of the government's three-...

Cairo News

Cairo Opera to donate funds to Suez Canal corridor

Infrastructure 18 Aug, 2014

Egypt picks consortium for Suez corridor masterplan The Cairo Opera House has announced that it will donate funds from a series of monthly concerts to the “Long Live Egypt” project to r...

Accra News

Ghana's Tamale airport to be expanded

Transport 04 Aug, 2014

Tamale to become international airport after planned upgrade at Kumasi is dropped Construction work to expand Tamale regional airport into an international hub is set to commence by the start of A...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam's Old Boma to be restored

History 03 Aug, 2014

European Union providing funds to restore heritage centre The Old Boma cultural and heritage centre in Dar es Salaam is currently being restored thanks to an agreement between the European Union an...

Accra News

Ghana bans West Africa flights

Health 31 Jul, 2014

Ban prompted by Ebola outbreak Ghana has banned flights from other west African countries due to the Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 670 lives and recently spread to Lagos in Nigeria. The...

Lagos News

Nigeria on red alert after Ebola death confirmed

Health 28 Jul, 2014

Restrictions at Nigerian airports, seaports and land borders Nigeria has put all its borders and airports on red alert in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, after Nigeria's first recorded death of...

Lagos News

Possible case of Ebola in Lagos

Health 25 Jul, 2014

Liberian man in Lagos suspected of having virus There are concerns that the Ebola virus which has killed 660 people in west Africa since February has arrived in Lagos. The state health authoritie...

Bridge collapses in Rome

Transport 24 Jul, 2014

Nobody injuried in accident caused by truck The Via Flaminia in north Rome has reopened to traffic following the collapse of a pedestrian bridge on top of a truck on the evening of 24 July. The in...

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