Lagos News
Lagos tightens safety controls
Lagos to fine builders for breaching safety laws The Lagos State Safety Commission is to impose fines of N250,000 ($1,600) on builders who fail to comply with safety laws, in line with the government'...
Addis Ababa News
Addis Ababa twins with New Delhi
Addis Ababa has entered into a sister-city twinning agreement with Indian capital New Delhi to facilitate collaboration between both cities in health and municipal services, the development of small a...
Cape Town News
Diarrhoea outbreak in Cape Town
A diarrhoea outbreak in Cape Town has resulted in the deaths of at least two children and the treatment of more than 2,800 others at the city's hospitals and clinics.
Almost 300 children were admit...
Accra News
The three major cemeteries in central Accra - Awudome, La and Osu - are full, according to Simpson Anim Boateng, the metro health director of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA).
Boateng said tha...
Cairo News
A Cairo court ordered a retrial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on 13 January, granting an appeal of the former dictator’s life sentence for failing to prevent violence against protes...
Accra News
Accra named as top tourist destination
The New York Times has listed Accra as one of the best destinations in the world for business and pleasure for 2013. The Ghanaian capital came fourth out of the 46 places the influential newspaper rec...
Arusha News
Tanzania national parks increase fees
Entry fees for Tanzania's national parks are being increased by the Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA), the wildlife management agency which controls 15 parks across the country.
The new en...
Lagos News
First phase of Lagos light rail by June
The first phase of the Lagos light railway line covering Marina, Iganmu and Mile 2, will be completed by June, according to the Lagos governor Babatunde Raji Fashola.
Fashola made the statement on...
Lagos News
A major explosion took place at an oil depot on Tin Can Island in the Apapa area of Lagos port at 11.00 on 9 January.
The incident happened as an oil vessel belonging to MRS Oil transferred fuel at...
Nairobi News
The campaign for Kenya’s presidential and parliamentary elections began in earnest after MPs passed a raft of important bills including a mini-budget on 8 January, the last day of the tenth parl...
Dar Es Salaam News
Revenue surges at Dar es Salaam port after investigations
The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) has seen a surge in revenue at the port of Dar es Salaam, from $18 million in November to $31 million in December, following the suspension of 16 port officers accus...
Cairo News
Cairo’s Egyptian Museum to be restored
Cairo's Egyptian Museum is to undergo a major upgrading project to enhance the display of artefacts and improve the facilities of the institution located in the central Tahrir Square.
Egypt's minis...
Accra News
President John Mahama sworn in
Incumbent John Dramani Mahama of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) was sworn in as Ghana's president on 7 January, however the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) boycotted the event o...
Nairobi News
Nairobi rail project gets environmental approval
The commuter rail project for greater Nairobi has received the approval of the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) which has decided that the Sh24 billion-scheme will not have a negativ...
Lagos News
Lagos-Kano railway re-launched
The rebuilt railway line between the southern port city of Lagos and the Kano, located some 1,160 km away in the far north, was launched on 21 December. It saw the resumption of intercity passenger tr...
Cape Town News
Poles for highway bus lanes in Cape Town
The city of Cape Town has announced plans to place poles along the N2’s dedicated bus lane in an effort to curb its widespread illegal use by private motorists.
Authorities will put the pilla...
Cairo News
Egyptian voters have approved the contentious Islamist-drafted constitution, which was signed into effect on 25 December by President Mohammed Mursi, shortly after the official results were announced...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam bus owners fined for fare hikes
The operators of 13 buses and minibuses in Dar es Salaam have been fined for over-charging customers following a largescale operation by the Surface and Marine Transport Regulatory Authority (SUMATRA)...
Arusha News
Arusha eyes Bangata as tourist attraction
Bangata Falls just outside Arusha could become the latest venue to be promoted by the city as part of efforts to publicise itself as a tourist destination in its own right, rather than being a gateway...
Cape Town News
Cape Town to get cruise liner terminal
A dedicated berthing terminal for cruise liners at Cape Town's Table Bay harbour is to be built after South African state company Transnet gave in to pressure from city and provincial authorities unha...
Accra News
Argentina flew a crew of 98 sailors to Ghana on 18 December to facilitate the return the Argentine naval ship which had been detained in the port of Tema since 2 October.
The move follows an order...
Cairo News
Protests continue over Egyptian referendum
Fresh opposition protests have been held outside the presidential palace in Cairo over the contentious Islamist-backed draft constitution that looks on course to be adopted after the second and final...
Accra News
Mahama re-elected Ghanaian president
Ghana's incumbent president John Dramani Mahama of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been declared the winner of the nation's presidential election, although results are being conte...
Accra News
Ghanaians prepare to vote
As Ghanaians prepare to go to the polls to elect a new president and parliament on 7 December, it looks like it will be a tightly-fought presidential race between incumben...
Nairobi News
Nairobi to switch from analogue to digital
Residents of Nairobi are preparing to switch from an analogue television signal to digital before the deadline of 31 December.
To receive the free digital signal, residents must acquire set-top con...
Accra News
Ghana presidential candidates pledge peace
Ghana's eight presidential candidates have pledged to uphold peace and democracy ahead of the country's elections on 7 December, at a ceremony in the southern city of Kumasi.
The signing of the his...
Cairo News
Egypt’s new constitution published
Egypt’s new constitution has been finalised after being rushed through in a vote by the country’s Islamist-led assembly on 30 November. The move is seen as an attempt to quell the ongoing...
Lagos News
The city of Lagos is launching its own edition of the world's most popular board game Monopoly on 11 December at City Hall in Lagos.
The game, which is based around the domination of the market thr...
Arusha News
Arusha is planning to turn the Kimandolu section of Suye Hill in the city's eastern suburbs into an animal sanctuary aimed at the tourist market, according to the mayor Gaudence Lyimo.
Lyimo said t...
Lagos News
Mandarin to be taught in Lagos schools
The governor of Lagos Babatunde Fashola has defended the state government's plan to introduce Mandarin as an operational language into the curriculum of all public schools across Lagos in the 2013-201...
