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Widespread lead poisoning in northern Nigeria

Health 09 Feb, 2012

Gold mining practices in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have resulted in the deaths of 400 children from lead poisoning over the past two years, according to an international human rights grou...

Cape Town News

Cape Town recycling statue

Environment 09 Feb, 2012

An enormous sculpture of a man, constructed out of 4,200 empty Coca-Cola crates, has appeared at Cape Town

Cape Town News

Cape Town hosts 2012 Africa Economic Forum

Economy 08 Feb, 2012

Cape Town is to host the 6th edition of the Africa Economic Forum from 5-7 March at the city

Accra News

Ghana through to Africa Cup semi-finals

Sport 06 Feb, 2012

Ghana take on Zambia in the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on 8 February, following a 2-1 win over Tunisia in a tensely-fought quarter-final on 5 February. Ghana, the tournam...

Dar Es Salaam News

New Tanzanian diplomatic base in Nairobi

General 06 Feb, 2012

A major building complex, funded by Tanzania's National Social Security Fund (NSSF), is to be built in Nairobi to house the Tanzanian diplomatic mission in Kenya. The initial cost of the project i...

Cairo News

Egyptian elections could be brought forward

Politics 06 Feb, 2012

Egypt

Accra News

Vodafone launches Ghana’s largest wi-fi zone

Telecoms 05 Feb, 2012

Telecommunications provider Vodafone Ghana has launched the nation's largest wi-fi zone at the Legon campus of the University of Ghana in the northern suburbs of Accra. The high-speed system is capabl...

Maputo News

Reconstruction of railway between Beira and Machipanda

Transport 02 Feb, 2012

Reconstruction work has begun on the railway line connecting the port city of Beira with Machipanda on the Mozambique/Zimbabwe border, according to Carlos Isidoro, the director for transport and commu...

Accra News

Australian visa application centre to open in Accra

General 02 Feb, 2012

The Australian High Commission in Ghana is introducing a new visa application procedure for Ghanaians after 8 February, when Accra opens the Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC). The new syste...

Nairobi News

MasterCard opens hub in Nairobi

Economy 02 Feb, 2012

Multinational financial payments system MasterCard has established a regional hub in Nairobi to serve the east African market and Mauritius. MasterCard said that its new base in the Kenyan capital...

Accra News

Statue of Ghana’s first president unveiled at AU headquarters

Politics 01 Feb, 2012

A statue of Ghana's first president, Kwame Nkrumah, was unveiled in the grounds of the new African Union (AU) building in Addis Ababa on 29 January, ahead of the summit of Heads of State and Governmen...

Cape Town News

Cape Town classical music festival

Culture 31 Jan, 2012

Launched in 2006, the sixth edition of this classical music festival offers a lively programme of performances by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Japanese maestro Yasuo Shinozaki, with pri...

Addis Ababa News

UN opens library in Addis Ababa

Education 31 Jan, 2012

The secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon inaugurated a library in Addis Ababa on 31 January, as part of the UN scheme "Thank You Small Library" (TYSL). Located in Keykokeb primary s...

Maputo News

Storms hits Mozambique

Economy 26 Jan, 2012

A second tropical storm to hit southern Mozambique in less than two weeks has destroyed thousands of homes in the south of the country and affected some 250,000 families. The state radio says that th...

Nairobi News

Milk and bread costs more in Nairobi

Food and Agriculture 26 Jan, 2012

The price of milk and bread is going up in Nairobi supermarkets thanks to a shortage of milk and increases in wheat prices. Prices are increasing by up to 10 per cent for both products. Milk now costs...

Nairobi News

Kenya Airways passengers up

Transport 26 Jan, 2012

Kenya Airways has announced that passengers increased by 15.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2011 compared with the same period the previous year. Passengers on European routes showed an increase...

Nairobi News

Kenya’s High Court clarifies timings for next elections

Politics 24 Jan, 2012

A ruling from Kenya

Cairo News

Cairo Book Fair opens

Media 23 Jan, 2012

Predictions that Cairo's annual book fair would not open again this year have proved groundless. Last year this well-attended international publishing event had to be cancelled because of the violence...

Lagos News

Boko Haram bombings increase

Crime 23 Jan, 2012

Human Rights Watch claims that the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram is responsible for over 900 deaths in some 165 different incidents throughout Nigeria since 2009. About 250 killings have been in...

Nairobi News

Four Kenyans to be tried by International Criminal court

Crime 22 Jan, 2012

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that four Kenyans are to stand trial on accusations of crimes against humanity, which include murder and persecution, The charges refer to the widespre...

Lagos News

Goodluck Jonathan backs down on Nigeria’s fuel subsidies

Politics 16 Jan, 2012

Trade unions in Nigeria called off a nationwide six-day strike on 16 January after the country's president Goodluck Jonathan backed down by partially-restoring the government-sponsored petrol subsidie...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzanian tourism to target the USA

Tourism 12 Jan, 2012

Tanzania as a tourist destination for American travellers is the focus of a two-part seminar to be run in Dar es Salaam and Arusha in mid-January 2012. The main focus of the seminars is how to mar...

Arusha News

New city plan called for Arusha

Infrastructure 12 Jan, 2012

A committee has been formed to implement a new master plan for the city of Arusha, according to the chairman of the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), Adolf Olomi. Add...

Dar Es Salaam News

Railway project to link Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan

Infrastructure 12 Jan, 2012

Construction of a $4.7 billion railway line linking Uganda and South Sudan to the port of Dar es Salaam is scheduled to begin in 2014. The Tanzanian government confirmed that the design, engineerin...

Addis Ababa News

Swedish journalists to ask for pardon

Politics 12 Jan, 2012

Two Swedish journalists sentenced to 11 years in prison in Ethiopia have decided to ask for a pardon rather than appeal their case. They were found guilty in December of promoting the Ogaden National...

Addis Ababa News

Work starts on Bole Airport to Meskel Square road

Infrastructure 12 Jan, 2012

Work on the reconstruction of the road that links Bole International Airport to Meskel Square in Addis Ababa was officially inaugurated by the city

Addis Ababa News

Google holds g|Ethiopia in Addis Ababa

Telecoms 11 Jan, 2012

Internet search engine giant Google is holding its first g|Ethiopia conference in Addis Ababa from 7-8 February. The event will see business leaders, entrepreneurs and community representatives co...

Nairobi News

Britain issues security warning in Kenya

Tourism 11 Jan, 2012

The British Foreign Office has advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel within 60 km of Kenya

Lagos News

Nigeria strikes over petrol price hikes

Economy 09 Jan, 2012

A national strike brought much of Nigeria to a halt on 9 January, with more than 10,000 demonstrators protesting across the country against the government

Lagos News

Violence spreads in Nigeria as fuel subsidies end

Economy 05 Jan, 2012

Nigeria

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