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Israeli national airline seeks to halt Cairo flights

Transport 19 Sep, 2012

Israel’s national airline El Al says it wishes to cease operating its weekly service between Tel Aviv and Cairo, despite the fact that the provision of flights between both countries is mandated...

Addis Ababa News

Hailemariam confirmed as leader of EPRDF

Politics 17 Sep, 2012

Hailemariam Desalegn has been elected as the head of Ethiopia's ruling coalition the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) after receiving unanimous backing, according to governmen...

Cape Town News

Cape Town to develop Clifton Caves for tourists

Tourism 11 Sep, 2012

The rocky area of caves overlooking the sea above the affluent Cape Town suburb of Clifton and Bantry Bay is to be developed as a tourist attraction by city authorities. According to the long-moote...

Lagos News

Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project

Transport 11 Sep, 2012

The federal government of Lagos has awarded the contract for the upgrading of the Lagos-Ibadan railway to Chinese firm CCECC Nigeria. The double-track railway modernisation project is valued at ove...

Cairo News

US embassy in Cairo attacked

Politics 11 Sep, 2012

Protesters attacked the American embassy in Cairo on 11 September. Some 2,000 people gathered around the heavily- fortified embassy in central Cairo, before tearing down and destroying the US flag....

Cape Town News

Cape Town scientists make malaria breakthrough

Health 10 Sep, 2012

Researchers at the University of Cape (UCT) have made a major breakthrough in the battle against malaria, after discovering a compound with the potential to cure the disease in a single dose. Scien...

Nairobi News

Electronic parking tickets in Nairobi

Transport 10 Sep, 2012

Nairobi motorists can now pay for parking via their mobile phones following the launch of a pilot e-payment programme. The Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment platform (EBPP) was launched by Na...

Arusha News

Arusha to hold Jambo Festival

Culture 10 Sep, 2012

The inaugural Arusha International Festival for Arts and Culture will be held from 20-28 October in various locations around Arusha. The nine-day event, to be known as Jambo Festival 2012, provides...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia frees Swedish journalists

Civil rights 10 Sep, 2012

Ethiopia has pardoned and freed two Swedish journalists who were arrested last year in the rebel Ogaden region and had been serving an 11-year jail sentence for "supporting terrorism". The pardon o...

Accra News

Accra to host Ghana-Malawi match

Sport 03 Sep, 2012

Experts have declared the Accra Sports Stadium is safe to host the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Ghana and Malawi on 8 September.While the Architectural and Engineering Services Limited...

Cairo News

New management at Cairo Film Festival

Culture 03 Sep, 2012

High-profile Egyptian filmmaker and producer Marianne Khoury has replaced Youssef Cherif Rizkallah as artistic director of the Cairo Film Festival, two months before the 35th edition of the event take...

Cape Town News

New flights from Cape Town to Germany

Transport 02 Sep, 2012

German charter airline Condor is launching a twice-weekly direct service between Cape Town and Frankfurt in central Germany, from 3 November. Frankfurt flights will depart at 22.05 on Tuesday and 2...

Maputo News

Mozambique to ban import of analog radio and tvs

Telecoms 02 Sep, 2012

The Mozambican government is drafting legislation to ban the importation of analog radio and televisions, in line with its 2006 commitment to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to switch...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam poisons crows

Animals 02 Sep, 2012

Dar es Salaam has begun a renewed poisoning campaign in an attempt to eradicate the Indian House Crow, also known as the Colombo Crow, killing thousands of the birds resident mainly along the city's c...

Cape Town News

Oil spill in Cape Town

Environment 02 Sep, 2012

Oil leaking from a Turkish bulk carrier that ran aground three years ago off the coast of Cape Town has led to the closure of beaches at Table View, Reitvlei and Dolphin Beach. It is believed that...

Arusha News

Arusha hosts major conference on birds

Animals 30 Aug, 2012

The 13th Pan-African Ornithological Congress takes place at the Corridor Springs Hotel in Arusha from 14-21 October. This year's meeting will discuss African bird conservation, focusing in pa...

Cape Town News

Enhanced security at Cape Town International airport

Transport 30 Aug, 2012

All international flights leaving Cape Town International Airport after dusk are being escorted by security patrols before take-off, according to Airports Company South Africa. The airport's enhanc...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam commuter rail service stalled

Transport 29 Aug, 2012

The Dar es Salaam commuter railway services, originally scheduled to open in October, now look as though they might not be launched until a later date. The transport minister Harrison Mwakyembe has...

Nairobi News

Nairobi-Mombasa Line being repaired

Transport 29 Aug, 2012

The railway line between Nairobi and the port city of Mombasa is to be repaired by the operator of the Kenya-Uganda railway, Rift Valley Railways (RVR). RVR is a consortium that was established to...

Dar Es Salaam News

One Stop Centre for Dar es Salaam port

Transport 29 Aug, 2012

The Dar es Salaam Port has launched the One Stop Centre (OSC) designed to increase efficiency by speeding up documentation and reduce the average time ships currently spend docked from nine to five da...

Accra News

Accra prepares for Milo Marathon

Sport 29 Aug, 2012

Athletes in Ghana are gearing up for the 26th Accra Milo Marathon which takes place on 21 September, following the event's launch in Accra on 24 August by its principal sponsor Nestle Ghana. The an...

Nairobi News

Nairobi may bid for 2024 Olympics

Sport 29 Aug, 2012

Nairobi's plan to bid for the 2024 Olympics games could see it becoming the first African city to host the world's premier sporting event. Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga was reported as saying...

Lagos News

New traffic laws lead to protests in Lagos

Transport 28 Aug, 2012

Commercial motorcyclists, known in Lagos as Okada riders, have been protesting over the state's newly-introduced traffic laws. The protestors are against the provision in the recent Lagos State Roa...

Accra News

Mosquito nets distributed in Accra

Health 28 Aug, 2012

Insecticide-treated mosquito nets are being distributed door-to-door in Accra by the Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate as part of the Better Ghana Agenda to battle malaria. The Long Lasting...

Cape Town News

Hippo on the loose in Cape Town

Animals 27 Aug, 2012

Conservation officials in Cape Town have warned people to stay away from a hippopotamus that has been sighted in the partly-residential Zeekoevlei district, south-east of the city centre, in recent da...

Nairobi News

Ethnic violence ahead of Kenyan elections

Politics 27 Aug, 2012

The Kenyan government is to conduct a nationwide operation to disarm all communities with illegally-held weapons following the killing of 52 people in the Tana River district in Kenya's southeast, abo...

Addis Ababa News

Hailemariam to become Ethiopian prime minister

Politics 27 Aug, 2012

The Ethiopian parliament is to install Hailemariam Desalegn as the country's new prime minister following the state funeral of Meles Zenawi on 2 September. Hailemariam will lead Ethiopia until the ele...

Maputo News

Headscarves allowed in Mozambique schools

Religion 27 Aug, 2012

The Mozambican government has overturned its new law banning the wearing of traditional Muslim headscarves in the country's schools, following confusion over the decree which banned headscarves, veils...

Addis Ababa News

Meles Zenawi dies after weeks of illness

Politics 20 Aug, 2012

The announcement of the death of Ethiopia’s prime minister Meles Zenawi puts an end to several months of speculation about his absence from public life. However the announcement of his demise in...

Nairobi News

Kenya scraps biometric voter registration

Politics 05 Aug, 2012

Kenya's electoral commission has abandoned plans to introduce biometric voter registration after the tendering process became tainted by alleged vested interests. The scrapping of an electronic reg...

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