Accra News
Accra houses near railway to be demolished
Over 60 houses in the vicinity of the Accra-Tema railway in central-north east Accra are set to be demolished by the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) to make way for the development and expa...
Nairobi News
Kenyan conservationist charged with ivory possession
A Kenyan conservationist was charged with illegal possession of 19 kg of elephant ivory at a Nairobi court on 13 May.
Susan Soila, a top official from the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, a non-profit...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam Charity Goat Races
The 13th edition of Dar es Salaam's Charity Goat Races takes place at midday on 1 June at the Green alongside Kenyatta Drive, to raise funds for local charitable organisations.
The nine charities t...
Addis Ababa News
Lucy fossil returns to Addis Ababa
The celebrated 3.2 million-year old Ethiopian fossilised skeleton known as “Lucy” has returned to Addis Ababa after five years on tour in the US.
The fossil of the earliest known homini...
Cairo News
Kuwait funds Egyptian railway project
Kuwait is providing Egypt with a grant of $250 million to invest in the nation's troubled railway system.
The funds will be used to fund an electronic traffic signal project along the railway from...
Lagos News
Three buildings in three separate locations collapsed in Lagos on 7 May, causing the deaths of at least two people and injuring several others.
A three-storey building on Bashiru St in the northern...
Cairo News
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi reshuffled the nation’s government on 7 May, increasing his Muslim Brotherhood party's share to 10 of the cabinet's 35 members.
Two of the nine new ministers...
Arusha News
A bomb attack outside a Catholic church in Arusha on 5 May has killed two people and injured at least 30, according to police.
Four Saudi Arabian citizens and two Tanzanians have been arrested in c...
Addis Ababa News
Construction of new Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway
China is to provide Ethiopia’s government with a $3.3 billion loan for the construction of a new electrified railway line between Addis Ababa and Djibouti, to boost Ethiopia’s commerci...
Arusha News
Arusha to upgrade water supply
The Arusha Urban Water Supply Authority (AUWSA) plans to invest $158 million to upgrade its water services to meet increasing demand.
The water authority says it needs at least five years to upgrad...
Cape Town News
New draft rules for Cape Town cyclists
Cape Town has drafted new regulations for cyclists and motorists to improve road safety in the province.
The new rules, now open to discussion, would form part of last December's Western Cape Provi...
Addis Ababa News
Kagame Cup moves from Addis Ababa to Darfur
The 2013 regional football club championship, popularly known as the Kagame Cup, will now be held in Darfur region in western Sudan, and not in Addis Ababa as originally scheduled.
The announcement...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia and Oman sign codeshare deal
Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia, has signed a codeshare partnership with Oman Air, Oman's national airline.
The agreement covers flights between Addis Ababa and Oman's capital...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam to poison Indian House Crows
People in Dar es Salaam have been advised to avoid Indian House Crows as the city undertakes its latest attempt to eradicate the growing number of birds.
The crows are being killed with food laced...
Maputo News
Major investment in Maputo port
The port of Maputo is to receive an investment of around US$400 million to improve facilities in response to the increasing amount of cargo processed at the port.
The works are being carried out...
Accra News
Accra has started to export rubbish to China and Malaysia in a bid to manage its refuse more effectively.
Most of the exported raw waste sent from the Accra Compost and Recycling Plant Ltd in the A...
Cape Town News
Cape Town gives limited go-ahead to tuk-tuks
Cape Town has permitted the limited use of three-wheeled motorcycle "tuk-tuk" taxis within certain areas of the city, as part of an amendment to the council's integrated transport plan which is due fo...
Dar Es Salaam News
Third terminal at Dar es Salaam airport
The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority has awarded the contract for a third terminal at Dar es Salaam's Julius Nyerere international airport to the Royal BAM Group of Holland’s BAM International....
Cape Town News
Illegal rubbish dumps in Cape Town
There are 985 illegal dumping grounds in the Cape Town area according to the city's administration which has promised to increase its powers to combat the crime.
Cape Town is introducing higher fin...
Arusha News
Major loans for Arusha-Holili highway
The road project connecting Arusha with Voi in Kenya has received two major loans totalling $232.5m from the African Development Bank (AfDB).
The loans constitute almost 90 per cent of the total pr...
Addis Ababa News
Kagame Cup to be held in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is to host the 2013 regional football club championship, popularly known as the Kagame Cup, in late June.
Ethiopia had originally requested to hold the annual event in September but was...
Accra News
Ghana doctors shut down emergency services
All emergency medical services were withdrawn in Ghana on Monday 22 April as part of an ongoing nationwide strike by doctors.
The decision to intensify the strike action, which so far has involved...
Lagos News
Calls to rebuild Ifelodun market
The Lagos state government has been called upon to commence the reconstruction of Ifelodun Plank Market which was gutted by a late night inferno on 7 March.
The timber market's chairman Alhaji Musa...
Nairobi News
Nairobi’s most dangerous areas
Nairobi’s most dangerous neighbourhoods have been identified in a government-commissioned survey by the independent Security Research and Information Centre.
The report's findings are being s...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania calls for desalinisation investment for Dar es Salaam
The Tanzanian government has called on investors to assist with its plan to purify sea water from the Indian Ocean, converting it into drinking water for residents of Dar es Salaam.
The government...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia to play Egypt in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia and Egypt will play a friendly match on 25 May in the Addis Ababa Stadium, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African U...
Cairo News
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak faces a retrial on 11 May on charges of complicity in the killing of more than 800 demonstrators during the 18-day uprising that ended his three-decade rule in...
Addis Ababa News
Major new technology park for Addis Ababa
Ethiopia is to build a $250 million technology park beside Bole International Airport in the south-east suburbs of Addis Ababa.
The Ethio ICT Park will be located on a 200-hectare site and is due f...
Accra News
US to train marine police force in Ghana
The US is investing over $1.2 million to build a training centre for the marine unit of the Ghana police, in the city of Anyinase on the country's southwest coast.
The construction of the National...
Nairobi News
Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president
Kenya new president Uhuru Kenyatta was inaugurated at a swearing-in ceremony at Nairobi's Moi International Sports Centre on the morning of Tuesday 9 April.
Leaders from across Africa, as well as d...
