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Swedish journalists face terrorism trial in Addis Ababa

Media 16 Oct, 2011

Two freelance Swedish journalists are due in court in Addis Ababa on 18 October after being charged with terrorism on 6 September. Reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson were arrested...

Cairo News

Further political instability in Egypt

Politics 13 Oct, 2011

Egypt

Dar Es Salaam News

Dynamite fishing causes concern for Dar gas pipeline

Food and Agriculture 13 Oct, 2011

Environmental activists are concerned about the growing amount of

Cairo News

24 killed in Cairo violence

Religion 09 Oct, 2011

At least 24 people have been killed and over 200 injured after Coptic Christians clashed with military police in Cairo on 9 October, in the most violent scenes since the uprising that resulted in the...

Cape Town News

Desmond Tutu celebrates 80th birthday in Cape Town

Politics 09 Oct, 2011

Activist and retired bishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 80th birthday on 7 October in St George

Accra News

Ghana seventh on 2011 Ibrahim Index

Politics 09 Oct, 2011

Ghana comes seventh for the second year in a row on the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The 2011 index was released on 10 October. Ahead of Ghana is Mauritius in the number one slot, fo...

Cairo News

Lack of clarity over transfer of power in Egypt

Politics 06 Oct, 2011

Egypt's interim military rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), could remain in power until the end of 2012 according to a timetable for a transition to elected rule, presented by the...

Lagos News

Fashola commissions new Falomo bridge ramp

Transport 06 Oct, 2011

Lagos state governor Babatunde Fashola has officially inaugurated the Falomo On-Ramp bridge. It is 115 m long and has cost N2.5 billion to build in a public-private partnership (PPP) deal financed ma...

Lagos News

Airtel dismissals causing anger in Nigeria

Telecoms 06 Oct, 2011

Reactions to the annoucement that the Indian telecommunications company Airtel has laid off at least 1,000 Nigerian employees has escalated in recent days. On 6 October five million Airtel subscribers...

Nairobi News

Relocation of Kenya’s elephants

Environment 05 Oct, 2011

Kenyan park rangers have begun relocating 50 elephants to the Maasai Mara game reserve from the outskirts of Narok, a town situated some 150 km north-west of the capital Nairobi. Narok has suffered de...

Dar Es Salaam News

Increased supply of natural gas to Dar es Salaam

Energy 05 Oct, 2011

Orca Exploration Group, Tanzania

Lagos News

Lagos Photo Festival

Culture 05 Oct, 2011

Lagos Photo Festival begins on 9 October. The theme this year is What Next Africa

Cape Town News

James Bond fever in Cape Town

Entertainment 04 Oct, 2011

Cape Town is hoping that the new James Bond movie is to be filmed in the city. The 23rd Bond film was supposed to have been shot on location in India but was abandoned when official sanctions took...

Maputo News

New banknotes in Mozambique

Economy 04 Oct, 2011

Mozambique has issued new banknotes made of synthetic material better suited to humid conditions. The notes came into circulation on 1 October and contain reinforced security features compared to the...

Lagos News

New flights from Lagos to Abu Dhabi

Transport 04 Oct, 2011

Nigeria's international carrier Arik Air is launching a new service from Lagos to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on 29 November. The three direct weekly flights will depart Lag...

Cape Town News

Genée International Ballet competition in Cape Town for first time

Culture 04 Oct, 2011

The prestigious Gen

Nairobi News

Funeral of Wangari Maathai in Nairobi

Environment 03 Oct, 2011

The body of Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai will be cremated at the Kariokor Crematorium and her remains interred at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies in Nairobi, in a s...

Arusha News

Work to begin on Serengeti road

Environment 03 Oct, 2011

Construction of Tanzania

Addis Ababa News

Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa

Sport 02 Oct, 2011

Registration for the 2011 Great Ethiopian Run (GER) opened on 3 October. 36,000 people are expected to participate in the 11th outing of the event on 27 November, in what has become one of Africa

Cape Town News

Shark attacks earlier than usual in Cape Town

Environment 01 Oct, 2011

A British swimmer, who refused to heed warnings about the presence of sharks, was attacked by a Great White Shark off Fish Heok at the end of September. He was saved after two local men, Hugh Till and...

Accra News

Ghana Post computerises its services

Telecoms 29 Sep, 2011

Ghana Post has computerised its services and is updating and reforming its infrastructure in the face of increasing competition from global integrated telecommunications and software technology, known...

Cape Town News

Cape Town wins top tourism award

Tourism 27 Sep, 2011

Cape Town won the title of Best Destination in Africa at the World Tourism Awards on 19 September, marking the seventh time the city was awarded the honour. With the exception of 2004 and 2007, when t...

Cape Town News

Cape Town’s Diwali Festival

Religion 26 Sep, 2011

The Cape Town Diwali festival takes place at Ratanga Junction in Century City, a suburb ten km northeast of the city centre, on 15 October. An annual event on the Hindu calendar, also known as the fes...

Nairobi News

Nairobi mourns Wangari Maathai

General 26 Sep, 2011

As her family and friends prepare the funeral arrangements for Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, they have announced that prayers will be said for her at a public ceremony on 28 September from...

Arusha News

Tanzania and Uganda to build dam on Kagera river

Infrastructure 20 Sep, 2011

Tanzania and Uganda have signed a memorandum of understanding to undertake the development and operation of a 16MW hydropower project on the Kagera river that divides both countries. The Kikagati-M...

Addis Ababa News

Indian firm grows crops in Ethiopia

Food and Agriculture 20 Sep, 2011

An Indian company is to plant crops such as rice, maize and soya beans on over 20,000 hectares of land in Oromia state, which stretches from west Ethiopia to the southern border, and 15,000 hectares o...

Cape Town News

Cape Town goes green

Environment 20 Sep, 2011

Cape Town

Accra News

World Tourism Day in Ghana

Tourism 19 Sep, 2011

Ghana celebrates World Tourism Day at the Tafi-Atome monkey sanctuary in Hohoe in the Volta region north of Accra on 27 September. Under the theme Tourism: Linking Cultures, Ghana will showcase it...

Cape Town News

Cape Town train station to be upgraded

Transport 19 Sep, 2011

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is planning a R1bn phased-redevelopment of Cape Town

Maputo News

All Africa Games declared closed

Sport 18 Sep, 2011

The All Africa Games in Maputo were closed by Mozambican president Armando Guebuza on 18 September with South Africa as the top medal-winning country with 151 medals. Nigeria, which fielded the la...

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