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Nairobi News

Nairobi election for mayor

Local elections are taking place across Kenya in the last vote before the new devolved system of government outlined by the 2010 constitution becomes operative next year. The minister for local govern...
Nairobi News

Tom Mboya statue goes up in Nairobi

A statue of Tom Mboya will be unveiled officially in central Nairobi on 20 October or Mashujaa Day
Nairobi News

Nairobi’s Hillcrest schools get new owners

The group of Hillcrest Schools in Karen has been bought by Ayisi Makatiani, managing partner of Fanisi Venture Capital, and Anthony Wahome of the Linksoft Group of companies. Both are millionaires who...
Cape Town News

Extra flight Cape Town and Singapore

An additional weekly flight between Cape Town and Singapore has been announced by Singapore Airlines (SIA). The extra flight will take effect from 30 October, bringing the company
Cairo News

Mubarak present at first day of Cairo trial

On the opening day of his trial in Cairo ex-president Hosni Mubarak has denied charges of corruption and ordering to kill protestors during the uprising that ousted his regime in February 2011. D...
Nairobi News

Major water project underway in Nairobi

A Sh1.5 billion water and sewerage project to increase water supply and reserves in Nairobi has been commissioned by Athi Water Services Board (AWSB). The plant is being funded by the French Developme...
Dar Es Salaam News

Anti-malaria campaign in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam residents have been asked to register for free insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets from 12 August to September as part of a government anti-malaria campaign. Those who registered w...
Nairobi News

UN reports Nairobi links to Somali militants

A report by a UN Monitoring Group has revealed that Somalia's Al Shabaab Islamic militants have access to extensive funding, recruitment and training networks in Kenya. As reported by Reuters in Nairo...
Maputo News

Maputo reinstates Goba passenger train

The passenger train service between Maputo and Goba, a remote region on the Swaziland border 75km from the capital, has been reinstated by the country's rail and ports company CFM. The passenger servi...
Addis Ababa News

Japan supports bio-farm project in Addis Ababa

A bio-farm project funded by the Japanese government has taken place in Yeka Sub-City, Addis Ababa. The project supported a women
Maputo News

Maputo considers over-ground light railway

The Mozambique government is considering establishing the country
Nairobi News

Power rationing in Nairobi

Increased demand for electricity coupled with the region's continuing drought has led to the introduction of power rationing in Kenya for the foreseeable future. The blackouts will occur at peak t...
Cairo News

Violent clashes in Cairo

Some 300 people have been reported injured in violent clashes in Cairo on 23 July after crowds of 5,000 protestors called for democracy and an end to the rule of the military council appointed after t...
Arusha News

Tanzania to help drought victims

The Tanzanian government is to assist neighbouring countries affected by a severe drought by allowing them to negotiate directly with its ministry of agriculture to procure some of its 1.7 million ton...
Accra News

India to supply Ghana with waste management facilities

India is to donate $10 million worth of waste management equipment to authorities in Ghana to deal with mounting waste and poor sanitary conditions in Accra and other urban areas. A range of machi...
Accra News

National Science Congress in Accra

Ghana's ministry of environment, science and technology (MEST) is to hold the country's inaugural national science congress in Accra on 2-5 August. The four-day congress has as its theme Water, San...
Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania and Kenya to consider 500km gas pipeline

A proposal to construct a 500km natural gas pipeline from Tanzania to Kenya is to be discussed when energy ministers from the East Africa Community (EAC) convene in October. With a potential capac...
Maputo News

Chinese buses for Maputo

The Chinese government has donated 72 new buses to Maputo public transport company Transportes P
Cape Town News

Cape Town’s Eastern Boulevard after Mandela

Cape Town has renamed Eastern Boulevard in the city centre after Nelson Mandela, on the occasion of the statesman
Cape Town News

Cape Town to host Grand Prix?

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has hinted that Cape Town could host a Grand Prix
Lagos News

Heavy floods in Lagos

After prolonged torrential rain on 10 July, Lagos suffered heavy flooding which has led to deaths and much destruction of property. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has described the fl...
Cairo News

Cairo’s Southern Sudanese community celebrates independence

Cairo's community of Southern Sudanese residents celebrated the birth of their new nation on 9 July. The expatriates and economic migrants from Africa's newest state, many of whom have lived in Cairo...
Accra News

Ghana Energy Summit in Accra

The Ghana Energy Summit 2011 takes place on 14-15 November in Accra, with many of the world's largest oil companies and suppliers in attendance. The event is expected to attract hundreds of intern...
Accra News

Indian school going up outside Accra

An Indian steel manufacturing company based in Ghana is financing the construction of an international school in Tema, a port city situated some 25km south east of Accra. B5 Plus Ltd is spending $10 m...
Maputo News

Gas-powered buses for Maputo

Maputo's publicly-owned bus company Transportes P
Nairobi News

Young Kenyan performing at Italy's Ravenna Festival drowns

A 15-year-old Kenyan was tragically drowned in Ravenna in Italy on 2 July while attending the Ravenna Festival directed by the world-famous conductor, Riccardo Muti. George Munyua Gathuru was due...
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