Accra News
Ghana prepares for population census
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) is making preparations for the 2010 population and housing census, which will probably be held in March next year.
The country has already been divided into cen...
Dar Es Salaam News
Fundraising walk for the environment
Rotarians, representatives of the business and diplomatic communities, ordinary citizens and Tanzania
Lagos News
The Nigerian government has signed a contract with French wind turbine manufacturer Vergnet to design, build, install and maintain a wind farm in Nigeria. The contract is thought to be worth in the re...
Maputo News
The Bank of Mozambique has abolished a series of charges for basic banking services as part of efforts to protect consumers.
Under the new rules commercial banks can no longer charge customers for...
Nairobi News
Negative growth for Kenya’s flower industry
Flower farming in Kenya is going through a rocky patch due to a combination of shrinking export markets particularly in Europe as a result of the global recession and ongoing drought.
In the 12 mo...
Nairobi News
The government has begun moving residents from Kibera, often referred to as
Accra News
Ghana Innovations Marketplace 2009
Ghanaians are being asked to come up with innovative solutions for managing solid urban waste under a competition sponsored by the World Bank.
Ghana Innovations Marketplace (GIM) 2009 aims to attr...
Arusha News
New HIV/AIDS treatment centre opens
A new centre specializing in HIV/AIDS treatment has opened at the state-run Mount Meru regional hospital in Arusha.
The centre has been built with funding from the United States President
Nairobi News
Islamic banks in Kenya account for one per cent of gross assets in the banking sector, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBS) has said. Gulf African Bank and First Community Bank, the two Islamic banks curre...
Addis Ababa News
Alternative income for women firewood collectors
Former firewood collectors and sellers in Addis Ababa are to benefit from an income-generating scheme set up by the oil and gas company Total allowing them to sell fuel.
Under the project the 25...
Addis Ababa News
Diarrhoea outbreak in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is battling with an outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), which has already affected thousands of people in the capital and caused several deaths. Three local hospitals, Zweditu, Ras D...
Arusha News
EAC soldiers in joint training exercise
Soldiers from East African Community (EAC) member states Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are in Tanzania for a joint exercise involving training in counterterrorism and peacekeeping activi...
Cape Town News
The department of local government and housing of the Western Cape has launched a campaign to inform people of their rights and responsibilities when renting property. The organizers will use a mixtur...
Cairo News
Moses Ben Maimon synagogue to be restored
The famous Moses Ben Maimon synagogue in the present-day el-Gamalia quarter of Old Cairo is undergoing restoration as part of a project to refurbish ten Jewish synagogues across the country.
Work b...
Nairobi News
Hunger crisis looms in East Africa
International aid agencies warn of a looming hunger crisis in east Africa due to a combination of poor harvests, prolonged drought, conflict and the high cost of food.
At the end of August the Wor...
Cape Town News
Counselling for drug addicts by SMS
A team from the free software innovation unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has developed an application allowing drug addicts, HIV/AIDS sufferers and other at-risk groups to seek and receive c...
Dar Es Salaam News
Specialist maternity hospital for Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam is to get a hospital specialising in mother and child health under a partnership between the government and the Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Trust (CCBRT), a Dar-es-Salaa...
Cape Town News
Eskom postpones projects as tariffs rise
State electricity provider Eskom has said it is to postpone seven billion rand worth of new power projects this year due to a funding shortfall. The deferral comes as the utility reported a full-year...
Dar Es Salaam News
Dar es Salaam could soon have a bus rapid transit system along the lines of the one running in Lagos after the government paved the way for construction of the necessary infrastructure,
Maputo News
Italian restaurant opens in Maputo
A restaurant serving Italian food has opened at the four-star Hotel Cardoso in Maputo. Fiamma (meaning
Maputo News
The 45th edition of the Maputo International Trade Fair (Facim) will take place from 31 August to 6 September. Businesses especially from the southern African region will come together in the Mozambic...
Lagos News
Nigeria makes mass arrests in bank loan scandal
Numerous people have been arrested by Nigeria
Nairobi News
Kenya population and housing census.
The 2009 population and housing census is underway in Kenya with officials set to visit around 12 million households across the country during the exercise.
Operations got underway on 24 August amid...
Cape Town News
New traffic management system for World Cup 2010
Cape Town is to install more than 60 CCTV cameras along major roads throughout the city in a link up to its R130 million Transport Management Centre (TMC), which will house the city
Accra News
Accra hospitals get new funding
Five Accra hospitals are to see the refurbishment of their maternity wards and theatres after an injection of government cash, according to Ghana News Agency (GNA).
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