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China to build railway between Addis Ababa and Djibouti

Transport 21 Dec, 2011

A Chinese state-run firm is to build the final section of a new railway line that will link its capital Addis Ababa to its neighbouring Red Sea state of Djibouti. Under the deal signed by Ethiopia...

Addis Ababa News

Swedish journalists found guilty of supporting terrorism in Ethiopia

Politics 20 Dec, 2011

An Ethiopian court has found two Swedish journalists guilty of helping and promoting the banned Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel group, and entering Ethiopia illegally. On 21 December...

Cairo News

Clashes in Cairo

Politics 18 Dec, 2011

14 people have died in the latest clashes between protesters and security forces in Cairo. The violence, which began on 16 December in the streets around the central Tahrir Square, continues four...

Maputo News

Business booming at Maputo port

Infrastructure 18 Dec, 2011

Coal exports from Maputo port have increased from 1.5 million tons to over four million tons since 2003, according to the port

Nairobi News

New flights from Nairobi to Jordan

Transport 18 Dec, 2011

Jordan

Nairobi News

Maasai protest land grievances

Justice 15 Dec, 2011

In evidence to Kenya

Nairobi News

Rare pygmy hippo dies in Nairobi safari park

Environment 13 Dec, 2011

A rare pygmy hippo has died in Nairobi

Addis Ababa News

Major Road to be constructed in Addis Ababa

Infrastructure 13 Dec, 2011

A major road is to be built from Addis Ababa's central Meskel Square to Bole Airport. The $60 million agreement for the 4.3km long and 40m-wide road has been signed between Addis Ababa City Roads Auth...

Cape Town News

Cape Town hosts rugby’s 2012 Junior World Championships

Sport 13 Dec, 2011

Cape Town and the nearby university town of Stellenbosch are to host rugby

Arusha News

Joint anti-poaching policies in eastern and southern Africa

Environment 13 Dec, 2011

Coordinated policies to combat poaching and the rise in the illegal trade of wildlife have been drawn up for eastern and southern African countries. The plans were announced by Tanzanian minister o...

Cape Town News

Cape Town Bike festival cancelled

Environment 08 Dec, 2011

The Cape Town Bike Festival (CTBF), scheduled to take place at the Cape Town Stadium from 16-18 December, has been cancelled due insufficient sponsorship and poor ticket sales. The CTBF

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania celebrates 50 years of independence

Politics 07 Dec, 2011

Mainland Tanzania celebrates five decades of independence on 9 December with a series of events in Dar es Salaam and the other major cities. The national flag will be hoisted on the summit of Kilim...

Addis Ababa News

New AU headquarters in Addis Ababa to open in January

General 30 Nov, 2011

The recently-completed conference centre of the new headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa has passed an internal quality inspection, and the entire finished complex is due to be inaugu...

Cairo News

Election update in Egypt

Politics 29 Nov, 2011

Islamist parties are leading so far in initial, partial results from Egypt's parliamentary elections, according to the Egyptian judges charged with overseeing the counting, some of whom spoke to the A...

Cape Town News

Plans for rail link from Cape Town to Durban

Transport 29 Nov, 2011

South Africa

Accra News

Ghana to get Marcopolo buses

Transport 27 Nov, 2011

Ghana should soon be taking delivery of 200 Marcopolo buses from Brazil for its public transport system. It is also considering a proposal for setting up an assembly plant for Marcopolo buses in Ghana...

Maputo News

Major power project in Mozambique

Infrastructure 24 Nov, 2011

A major construction project that will connect Maputo to a hydro-electric dam 3,000 km further north has been announced. The power lines will transport over 3,000 MW from the Cahora Bassa dam, in t...

Cape Town News

South Africa to limit freedom of information

Media 23 Nov, 2011

South Africa

Arusha News

Tanzania gets tougher on crimes against albinos

Justice 22 Nov, 2011

Tanzania

Lagos News

Nigeria clashes with British Airways

Transport 22 Nov, 2011

The battle between Nigeria and British Airways over the price of tickets and landing rights, which has disrupted air traffic between the two countries for weeks, has been called off until the end of t...

Cairo News

Egyptian cabinet offers to resign

Politics 21 Nov, 2011

Egypt's interim cabinet offered to resign on the night of Monday 21 November. The move followed three days of violent clashes in Cairo and other cities between the security forces and protesters, whi...

Cairo News

Violent clashes in Cairo

Politics 20 Nov, 2011

20 people have been killed and 1,750 wounded in ongoing clashes between riot police and some 3,000 protesters in Cairo

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopian government cracks down on opposition

Politics 16 Nov, 2011

The Ethiopian government has stepped up its accusations against opposition journalists and politicians in recent weeks with official charges against 24 people, six of whom are journalists, under its s...

Cairo News

Upcoming Egyptian elections

Politics 16 Nov, 2011

Egyptian parliamentary elections are scheduled to begin on 28 November. An estimated 50 million Egyptians are eligible to vote for the roughly 50 parties and more than 5,000 independent candidates vyi...

Addis Ababa News

Major road project between Addis Ababa and Kenya

Transport 16 Nov, 2011

Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a $743 million deal to construct an 880 km highway that will connect the two bordering east African countries. The Addis Ababa-Nairobi-Mombasa road project is a signi...

Dar Es Salaam News

Plans to redesign Tanzanian capital

Housing 16 Nov, 2011

The Tanzanian capital city Dodoma is to have a radically-redrafted master plan introduced in January by an international South Korean-based engineering company Saman Corporation and Tanzanian firm Tah...

Arusha News

Arusha chapter of British Business Group opens

Economy 16 Nov, 2011

In his recent visit to Arusha Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, opened the Arusha chapter of the British Business Group, a network of ex-pats to promote British business in Tanzania. Mem...

Arusha News

Dodoma linked to Great North Road via Arusha

Transport 16 Nov, 2011

Upgrading work has begun on the Dodoma to Mayamaya road in central Tanzania. The country's prime minister Mizengo Pinda inaugurated the 44 km stretch, which is being surfaced with tarmac, on 12 Novemb...

Cape Town News

Cape Town’s Table Mountain among

Tourism 16 Nov, 2011

Table Mountain was listed among the Seven Wonders of the World by the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation on 11 November. The win was the result of a global competition in which hundreds of millions of...

Addis Ababa News

Traffic accidents take their toll on Africa

Transport 16 Nov, 2011

Road accidents are the second cause of death for the 5-44 age group on the African continent and it is estimated that they cost African countries about $10 billion a year, or two per cent of the conti...

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