Nairobi News
Nairobi most expensive city in Africa
Reasons include rising cost of living and new taxes
Nairobi is Africa’s most expensive city according to a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The Worldwide Cost of Living 201...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia plans new international airport
Existing city airport also to be expanded
Ethiopia plans to build a new international airport outside Addis Ababa, according to an announcement from the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) in mid-M...
Cairo News
New Cairo museum under construction
Museum will be first to showcase evolution of Egyptian civilisation The new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) in Cairo, currently under construction, is expected to be partially opened...
Cape Town News
Logo gets green light despite outcry
Cape Town has approved the city's controversial new logo and corporate branding despite resistance from opposition politicians who questioned why councillors we...
Lagos News
Innovative recycling loyalty scheme takes hold in Lagos
Households in Lagos can exchange recyclable material for points which can be used to obtain food, kitchen equipment, mobile phone credit or e...
Addis Ababa News
Urban hyenas pose threat in Addis Ababa
Wild animals attack homeless people
Urban hyenas are becoming a growing problem in Addis Ababa, where they attack homeless people at night.
The city estimates its hyena population at between 30...
Nairobi News
GPS collars fitted to Nairobi lions
Technology helps reduce human-lion conflict Kenyan wildlife authorities have attached special tracking collars to lions that have been known to attack livestock.
The 10 offending animals were fitt...
Accra News
Street naming policy in progress
Accra's streets are to be named and each property numbered within the next 18 months in an initiative being undertaken by Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
Unti...
Lagos News
Nigerian president suspends central bank governor
Governor highlighted suspicions of massive corruption
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan suspended the central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, on 20 February.
In a statement the government said...
Cairo News
Journalists' trial adjourned in Cairo
Concerns raised over freedom of speech in Egypt
Egypt's high-profile trial of 20 journalists on terror-related charges has been adjourned until 5 March, after a court hearing in Cairo's Tora Prison...
Arusha News
The submission of arguments for and against a permanent injunction on the construction of the Serengeti highway have now been made to the East African Court of Justice. The court has not yet set a tim...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopian Airlines plane hijacked to Geneva
Co-pilot hijacked Rome bound plane
An Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked a plane bound for Rome and flew it to Switzerland where he wanted to seek asylum, according to officials in Geneva.
The...
Nairobi News
Nairobi has more than doubled the cost of parking within the Central Business District (CBD) from 140 shillings to 300 shillings per day.
The move to raise parking fees in the CBD was originally sa...
Cairo News
Cairo film festival to return in November
Film festival resumes after last year's cancellation The 36th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from 9-18 November this year, according to the festival's pre...
Arusha News
Tanzania to build airport near Serengeti National Park
Government partner with American billionaire to build airport for safari tourists
Tanzania is to construct an airport in a town near the Serengeti National Park this year, according to reports in l...
Lagos News
Ermenegildo Zegna to promote luxury in Lagos
The opening of Ermenegildo Zegna’s first shop in Lagos in December last year is a sign that the luxury goods market in Nigeria is on the move. The Italian menswear’s first stand-alone stor...
Maputo News
Peace talks resume in Mozambique
Government resumes dialogue with Renamo Mozambique's Frelimo-led government and the main opposition party Renamo resumed talks on 27 January, after three months of stalled negotiations and escalating...
Maputo News
New presidential palace in Maputo
Building funded with loan from China Mozambican president Armando Guebuza inaugurated the nation's new presidential palace on 24 January. The two-storey complex overlooks Maputo Bay and is substantia...
Cairo News
Cairo stadium to host African Super Cup
Al Ahly request authorities to allow fans to attend
Cairo International Stadium is to host the African Super Cup between local side Al Ahly and Tunisia's Sfaxien on 22 February, according to the C...
Nairobi News
Investigation into rhino killing in Nairobi
Poachers face tough new laws in Kenya
An investigation is under way after poachers killed a female rhinocerous and hacked off its horn in a brazen attack in Nairobi national park.
The killing wa...
Cairo News
Islamic Museum in Cairo seriously damaged
Weekend of violence prompts Egypt to call early presidential elections
The Museum of Islamic Art in central Cairo was extensively damaged when a car bomb exploded outside the adjacent police headq...
Cape Town News
Cape Town number one place to visit in 2014
New York Times names places Cape Town top of its list
Cape Town has been named the number one place to visit in 2014 by The New York Times.
The city secured the top spot ahead of Christchurch, N...
Arusha News
Four arrested in Arusha for wildlife poisoning
Poachers use poison to kill elephants for their ivory
Tanzania's wildlife authorities have arrested four suspects for poisoning a range of wild animals in a game reserve located near Arusha. The s...
Maputo News
Rats speed de-mining in Mozambique
Mozambique pushes to meet its landmine-free deadline Specially-trained rats are being deployed to detect landmines in Mozambique in a push to have the nation declared landmine-free this year.
Some...
Lagos News
Lagos bans smoking in public places
Penalties include fines and imprisonment
Smoking is now banned in public places in the state of Lagos under legislation that came into effect on 20 January.
The bill prohibits smoking in librari...
Cairo News
Calls for Egypt to release journalists
Jailed journalists face terrorism charges Senior media correspondents around the world have demanded that Egypt release a number of journalists, some of whom they say have been "detained arbitrarily"...
Maputo News
Japan funds new power plant in Maputo
Power facility being built on site of former Sonefe plant
Japan is loaning Mozambique the $174m needed to construct a new gas-fired power plant in Maputo to help the nation meet its growing demand...
Cairo News
Egyptians vote to rewrite constitution
Landslide approval for referendum on constitution
Over 98 per cent of Egyptian voters have backed the referendum held on 14-15 January for a new constitution.
The results were announced as a suc...
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa-Adama toll road nears completion
New road will cut travel time by two thirds
The six-lane expressway connecting Addis Ababa and Adama, located southeast of the capital, will be finished in April, following more than three years of...
Addis Ababa News
New facility will be up to FIFA standards A 60,000-seat stadium is currently under construction in the Bole district of Addis Ababa, south-east of the centre. On completion the 1.6 billion birr-stad...
