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Sport 23 Apr, 2012

The fourth Accra Biennial Sports Expo 2012, which had been scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium, takes place in Accra's College of Physicians and Surgeons, from 15 - 18 May. The four-day conferen...

Addis Ababa News

50 years of Goethe-Institut in Addis Ababa

Culture 22 Apr, 2012

The Goethe-Institut in Addis Ababa has launched a programme of events to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This includes classical music by the Delian-Quartett and Ethio-German jazz, a screening of a do...

Maputo News

Mozambique to buy hydro scheme from Portugal

Infrastructure 19 Apr, 2012

Portugal is selling its 15 per cent stake in the Cahora Bassa hydroelectric dam, with Mozambique buying 7.5 per cent for almost €32 million, and the other 7.5 per cent going to Portuguese power s...

Cairo News

Egyptian presidential candidates lose disqualification appeal

Politics 18 Apr, 2012

Ten candidates have lost their appeal against disqualification from running in Egypt’s presidential elections, scheduled for 23 and 24 May. The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC...

Lagos News

Nigerian airspace goes satellite

Transport 16 Apr, 2012

Nigerian airspace has switched from terrestrial air navigation to a satellite-based navigation system, known as Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). The scheme was introduced in Lagos, as wel...

Cairo News

Three leading candidates appeal ban from Egypt's presidential race

Politics 16 Apr, 2012

Three candidates for the presidency in Egypt have filed appeals against the electoral commission’s decision to disqualify them from the coming election. Their appeals will be reviewed imminently...

Cape Town News

Cape Town clamps down on cell phone motorists

Transport 11 Apr, 2012

The city of Cape Town has launched a crackdown on motorists using cell phones while driving as part of the ongoing No-Road-Death campaign in Cape Town and the province of the Western Cape. The camp...

Accra News

Airtel collaborates with Ghana National Museum

Culture 11 Apr, 2012

Telecommunications company Airtel Ghana is collaborating with Friends of the Museum, a non-profit organisation established to promote the National Museum of Ghana. Through its 3.75G network,...

Arusha News

African Development Bank Group to meet in Arusha

Economy 11 Apr, 2012

The annual meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) take place in Arusha from 28 May - 1 June, with the theme "Africa and the Emerging Global Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities"....

Accra News

Accra fights cholera outbreak

Health 09 Apr, 2012

Health authorities have begun fumigating the Odorna sub-metropolitan area about 90 kms to the north of Accra in an attempt to curtail a recent outbreak of cholera. The authorities are due to extend t...

Dar Es Salaam News

Traffic warden pilot project in Dar es Salaam

09 Apr, 2012

A traffic warden pilot scheme was launched by the municipal council in the Ilala district of Dar es Salaam on 31 March. Located south-east of the centre, Ilala is home to much of the city’s f...

Nairobi News

Coca Cola sign deal with Nairobi Stadium

Sport 09 Apr, 2012

American soft drink giant Coca Cola has signed a one-year advertising and sponsorhip deal worth Sh24.5 million with Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. The agreement comes after almost three y...

Arusha News

Chadema makes progress in north Tanzania

Politics 04 Apr, 2012

Tanzania’s opposition party Chadema won a convincing victory against Tanzania’s governing CCM party in the Arumeru East by-election at the beginning of April. Chadema’s candidate Jos...

Nairobi News

Nairobi-Rome flight scrapped

Transport 04 Apr, 2012

Kenya Airways (KQ) has scrapped its direct Rome-Nairobi flights, due to low passenger numbers. KQ launched the service in 2010 and operated three flights weekly to Rome on Monday, Thursday and Satu...

Accra News

US funds design of Accra air traffic control centre

Transport 04 Apr, 2012

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has provided funds of $322,560 to the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to help draw up plans for the construction of an air traffic control centre at t...

Accra News

Ghana to Host its First National Carnival

Tourism 04 Apr, 2012

The Ghanaian Minister of Tourism, Ms Akua Sena Dansua, recently announced the celebration of the first national carnival, which will text place in September 2012 to coincide the London Olympic Carniva...

Cairo News

Egyptian presidential race heats up

Politics 02 Apr, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood has announced that it is to nominate a candidate, Khairat al-Shater, in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election in late May. Until the end of March the party had refused...

Dar Es Salaam News

Ultra-modern private hospital for Dar es Salaam

Health 28 Mar, 2012

The Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) in Dar es Salaam is to build an eight-storey first class hospital for specialist private treatment, according to the country's health minister Hadji Mponda. Th...

Cairo News

The American University in Cairo (AUC) to digitise rare Egyptian manuscripts

History 28 Mar, 2012

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has begun digitising its collections of rare Egyptian manuscripts. The burning of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on 17 December 2011 spurred the A...

Dar Es Salaam News

Dar es Salaam begins DART terminal

Transport 28 Mar, 2012

Construction of the Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) bus terminal has begun following the demolition of 53 houses in Gerezani, in the city’s Kariakoo district, to make way for the terminal....

Cairo News

Major foot-and-mouth outbreak in Egypt

Food and Agriculture 26 Mar, 2012

A major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is affecting Egypt, with some 40,000 cases suspected and resulting in the deaths of over 4,600 animals, mostly calves. Although foot-and-mouth disease has...

Lagos News

Services to resume on Lagos

Transport 26 Mar, 2012

Train services are to resume on the Lagos-Kano route during the month of April, after floods washed away a section of railway track last year in Akere, north of Lagos in the southern Oyo State. The...

Nairobi News

IBM launches Smarter Nairobi Initiative

Transport 26 Mar, 2012

Multinational technology and consulting corporation IBM has awarded Nairobi a $400,000 grant to help improve the capital’s transport systems and municipal services. A team comprising IBM cons...

Nairobi News

Oil field discovered in Kenya

Energy 25 Mar, 2012

26 March. The Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has announced the discovery of an oil field in Turkana, a county in the northwestern area of the country. The oil was found at a depth of around 800 meters....

Cape Town News

New base for Cape Town rugby?

Sport 23 Mar, 2012

The city of Cape Town and the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) have agreed to enter into formal talks for Cape Town Stadium in Green Point to become the new base for the rugby union. It w...

Maputo News

Mozambique considers changing working hours

Economy 23 Mar, 2012

The Mozambican government is considering changing the working hours of the country's financial sector in a bid to reduce traffic congestion in major cities such as Maputo. Discussions are taking pl...

Lagos News

Lagos hosts African Movie Academy Awards

Culture 22 Mar, 2012

This year’s African Movie Academy Awards (AMAAs) will be held in Lagos, rather than its regular venue of Yenagoa in the coastal Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria. The awards, which promote ex...

Nairobi News

Direct flights from Nairobi to New Delhi

Transport 21 Mar, 2012

Kenya Airways is to launch direct flights from Nairobi to the Indian capital New Delhi, from 15 May. The four times a week service will depart Nairobi every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday a...

Lagos News

Porsche launches dealership in Lagos

Transport 21 Mar, 2012

German luxury sports car-maker Porsche launched a car dealership in the affluent Victoria Island district of Lagos mid March. During the inauguration party, the latest 911 sports coupe mo...

Accra News

Saudi Airlines Cargo expands into Accra

Transport 20 Mar, 2012

Saudi Airlines Cargo is launching a weekly freight flight to Accra's Kotoka International Airport beginning from 25 March. The new service is in addition to the Saudi-based company’s cargo ro...

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