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    Arusha airport reopens
    Arusha News

    Arusha airport reopens

    Transport
    Arusha’s municipal airport (ARK) has fully reopened for business following the completion of major expansion works overseen by the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA). The renovations at the ai...
    Cape Town motorists banned from using mobile phones
    Cape Town News

    Cape Town motorists banned from using mobile phones

    Transport
    Cape Town motorists caught talking or texting on their mobile phones will be fined R500 and have their phones confiscated for 24 hours. The new bylaw came into effect on 2 July and forms part of th...
    Vale funds training of Mozambican train drivers
    Maputo News

    Vale funds training of Mozambican train drivers

    Transport
    Brazilian mining company Vale is funding the training of Mozambican train drivers in order to boost the efficiency of the rail network from its open-cast coal mines in the western Mozambican province...
    Ostrich ban affects South African farms
    Cape Town News

    Ostrich ban affects South African farms

    Animals
    South Africa’s ostrich farms are struggling as an export ban caused by Bird Flu continues to cause havoc in an industry that dates back to 1864. Since the H5N2 virus was discovered on 9 April...
    Ethiopia to build new railway to Djibouti
    Addis Ababa News

    Ethiopia to build new railway to Djibouti

    Infrastructure
    Ethiopia has signed two deals with Chinese and Turkish construction companies to build two sections of a new railway linking the land-locked country’s north-eastern region to the new Red Sea por...
    Accra's Glitz Magazine to host fashion show in August
    Accra News

    Accra's Glitz Magazine to host fashion show in August

    Fashion
    Fashion and lifestyle magazine Glitz Africa has announced that it is holding the inaugural Glitz Africa Fashion Week in Accra from 17 - 19 August. The three-day event, taking place at the Accra Int...
    Six-lane highway from Dar es Salaam to Chalinze
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Six-lane highway from Dar es Salaam to Chalinze

    Infrastructure
     The Tanzanian government plans to construct a six-lane 100-km expressway from Dar es Salaam to Chalinze to reduce congestion along the existing Morogoro Road, according to the deputy minister fo...
    US embassy in Nairobi supports gay rights
    Nairobi News

    US embassy in Nairobi supports gay rights

    Humanitarian
    The US embassy to Kenya hosted a gay pride event, thought to be the first of its kind in the country, at its base in Nairobi at the end of June. The milestone event saw diplomats unite with local g...
    Mursi takes office as Egypt’s president
    Cairo News

    Mursi takes office as Egypt’s president

    Politics
    The Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi was sworn in as Egypt's new president on 30 June at Cairo’s constitutional court despite Mursi's wish that the swearing-in ceremony would be befor...
    Australia funds training of Ghana public service
    Accra News

    Australia funds training of Ghana public service

    Politics
    The Australian government is funding a training programme for senior Ghanaian public servants. Titled “Building a Better Workforce” the programme is designed to enhance human resources...
    Wild animals smuggled from Tanzania to Pakistan
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Wild animals smuggled from Tanzania to Pakistan

    Animals
    An investigation into the alleged smuggling of large wild animals from Tanzania to Karachi in south Pakistan has been launched by Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), after interventions fro...
    Major ivory seizure in Nairobi
    Nairobi News

    Major ivory seizure in Nairobi

    Animals
    An investigation has been launched after customs officials seized a 600-kg cargo of ivory at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on 22 June. Airport authorities were assisted by the Kenya...
    Google Traffic comes to Cape Town
    Cape Town News

    Google Traffic comes to Cape Town

    Transport
    Cape Town motorists now have access to live traffic updates through Google Maps, following the launch of Google’s traffic data system in South Africa. The system, which was also introduced in...
    Nigeria’s Boko Haram keeps up attacks
    Lagos News

    Nigeria’s Boko Haram keeps up attacks

    Crime
    Police have confirmed that two attackers were shot dead and four police officers were killed when Nigeria's Islamist sect Boko Haram stormed the central jail in Damaturu, the capital of the northeaste...
    Arusha’s ICTR convicts Rwandan genocide leader
    Arusha News

    Arusha’s ICTR convicts Rwandan genocide leader

    Crime
    The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced former Rwandan military officer Ildephonse Nizeyimana to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of involvement in t...
    South Africa wins IRB Junior World Championship
    Cape Town News

    South Africa wins IRB Junior World Championship

    Animals
    South Africa's "Baby Boks" squad were declared winners of the IRB Junior World Championships in Cape Town's Newlands Stadium on 22 June, when they beat four-time defending champions New Zealand 22-16....
    Mursi wins Egyptian presidential election
    Cairo News

    Mursi wins Egyptian presidential election

    Politics
    The Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi was declared the winner of the Egyptian presidential election on 24 June, over his opponent Ahmed Shafiq in the 16 June elections. The historic victory...
    Tension in Cairo ahead of election results
    Cairo News

    Tension in Cairo ahead of election results

    Politics
    Following Egypt's landmark presidential elections over the weekend of 16 June both candidates are claiming victory while the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) has delayed its announceme...
    Six lions killed in Nairobi
    Nairobi News

    Six lions killed in Nairobi

    Animals
    Six wild lions were killed in Nairobi on 18 June after they strayed into a residential area of the capital and were hunted down by locals. The animals, which came from Nairobi National Park, had kille...
    Flights from Maputo to Qatar
    Maputo News

    Flights from Maputo to Qatar

    Transport
    Qatar Airways plans to launch scheduled flights between Maputo and Qatar capital Doha, from 31 October. The service will operate three times a week, via Johannesburg, and will become the airline's...
    Australia wins competition to design Addis Ababa stadium
    Addis Ababa News

    Australia wins competition to design Addis Ababa stadium

    Sport
    Australia's Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) has won an international competition to design a national stadium and sports village for Addis Ababa. The Federal Sports Commission of Ethio...
    CCTV for Cape Town level crossings
    Cape Town News

    CCTV for Cape Town level crossings

    Transport
    The Cape Town metropolitan area has introduced a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera system at level crossings to catch road traffic offenders in the act. The video surveillance project was lau...
    African architecture schools network launched in Accra
    Accra News

    African architecture schools network launched in Accra

    Education
    Dar es Salaam hosts Kagame Cup
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Dar es Salaam hosts Kagame Cup

    Sport
    Dar es Salaam is to host 2012 regional football club championship, popularly known as the Kagame Cup, from 14-29 July. The president of the Council of East and Central African Football Associations...
    New flights from Addis Ababa
    Addis Ababa News

    New flights from Addis Ababa

    Transport
    Ethiopian Airlines is launching direct flights from Addis Ababa to Cotonou in Benin from 15 June. The new service brings to 40 the number of its weekly flights from Addis Ababa to nine western African...
    Cape Town to host global air transport summit
    Cape Town News

    Cape Town to host global air transport summit

    Transport
    Cape Town will host the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) from 2-4 June 2013 at the city's International Convention Centre. The annual event draws all the major players from the global air transpor...
    Man Utd play in Cape Town
    Cape Town News

    Man Utd play in Cape Town

    Sport
    English premier league football club Manchester United are scheduled to play two games in South Africa in July as part of the Old Trafford side's pre-season preparations. The English team play AmaZ...
    Ethiopia clamps down on the internet
    Addis Ababa News

    Ethiopia clamps down on the internet

    Telecoms
    Ethiopia is clamping down further on internet use, according to Reporters Without Borders, the international non-governmental organisation that advocates freedom of the press and information. The F...
    Egyptians vote for new president
    Cairo News

    Egyptians vote for new president

    Politics
    Egyptians start two days of voting on 16 June to choose their new president. The run-off election is between Ahmed Shafiq – the last prime minister of deposed president Hosni Mubarak – and...
    AU summit moved to Addis Ababa over Bashir row
    Addis Ababa News

    AU summit moved to Addis Ababa over Bashir row

    Politics
    The upcoming African Union (AU) summit has been moved to the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa after the scheduled host country Malawi refused to welcome controversial Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir,...
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