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    Students invent bicycle phone charger.
    Nairobi News

    Students invent bicycle phone charger.

    Telecoms
    Two students of electrical and information engineering at Nairobi university have come up with a device allowing people without access to an electricity supply to recharge their mobile phones, the
    Kayum centre goes up in smoke.
    Maputo News

    Kayum centre goes up in smoke.

    General
    Fire has destroyed part of the Kayum Centre, a large shop in central Maputo specialising in electrical appliances, local news sources report. The fire broke out in the shop
    Oil revenue governance course in Ghana.
    Accra News

    Oil revenue governance course in Ghana.

    Energy
    At least 30 people from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Tanzania are taking part in a two-week course on the governance of oil, mining and gas revenues organised by the Revenue Watch Institute in con...
    Ethiopian wins top airline award.
    Addis Ababa News

    Ethiopian wins top airline award.

    Transport
    Ethiopian Airlines has won the
    New taxis for Cairo.
    Cairo News

    New taxis for Cairo.

    Transport
    Cairo is getting a fleet of smart new taxis under a scheme devised by the finance ministry to help cab drivers meet new requirements to take old vehicles off the street. The initiative, called Ehlal...
    Tanzania registers SIM cards.
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Tanzania registers SIM cards.

    Telecoms
    Tanzania has joined other African countries including South Africa and begun registering SIM cards to help fight crimes committed using mobile phones. The registration began at the start of July and w...
    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie creative writing workshop.
    Lagos News

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie creative writing workshop.

    Culture
    Nigerian writers are invited to apply for participation in a free creative writing workshop in Lagos from 17-26 September. The workshop is being organised by Farafina Trust, a non-profit literary org...
    Annual wildebeest migration underway.
    Nairobi News

    Annual wildebeest migration underway.

    Animals
    The annual migration season is underway in the Masai Mara with the arrival of hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebra from the Serengeti national park south of the border with Tanzania in search...
    Construction workers end strike.
    Cape Town News

    Construction workers end strike.

    Infrastructure
    Construction workers in South Africa are due to return to work on 16 July after a week-long strike over pay. The decision comes after the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), South Africa
    Names of post-election violence suspects before The Hague.
    Nairobi News

    Names of post-election violence suspects before The Hague.

    Justice
    Former secretary general of the United Nations Kofi Annan has handed a secret list of high-profile suspects in Kenya
    Ghana prepares to welcome Obama.
    Accra News

    Ghana prepares to welcome Obama.

    General
    Ghanaians are looking forward to the arrival of United States president Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters Sasha and Maila on the evening of 10 July. The government has be...
    Ethiopia passes new anti-terror law.
    Addis Ababa News

    Ethiopia passes new anti-terror law.

    Crime
    Ethiopia
    ICTR staff retrenchment.
    Arusha News

    ICTR staff retrenchment.

    Justice
    Staff at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha have begun receiving notification of the termination of their services in September, Hirondelle news agency reports. The termi...
    Cairo Marriott opens
    Cairo News

    Cairo Marriott opens

    Recreation
    Young guests staying at Cairo
    Precision Air launches Nairobi-Mwanza route.
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Precision Air launches Nairobi-Mwanza route.

    Transport
    Tanzania
    Matola Kings Village near Maputo.
    Maputo News

    Matola Kings Village near Maputo.

    Infrastructure
    The industrial town of Matola near Maputo is getting a new residential and commercial complex called
    Nigerian Osondu wins African
    Lagos News

    Nigerian Osondu wins African

    Culture
    Nigeria
    Submarine cable projects suffer delays.
    Nairobi News

    Submarine cable projects suffer delays.

    Telecoms
    The launch of undersea broadband connections between east Africa and the rest of the world has suffered delays due to piracy in the Indian Ocean and other difficulties. Towards the end of June the pr...
    Public lecture ahead of Obama Ghana visit on 10 July.
    Accra News

    Public lecture ahead of Obama Ghana visit on 10 July.

    General
    There is to be a public lecture on 8 July to herald the visit of US president Barack Obama and his family to Ghana on 10-11 July. The lecture is on the topic
    Construction workers go on strike.
    Cape Town News

    Construction workers go on strike.

    Infrastructure
    Construction workers across the country downed their tools on 8 July for an indefinite strike in protest over pay. The National Union of Mineworkers, South Africa
    Accra gets tough on hawkers.
    Accra News

    Accra gets tough on hawkers.

    General
    The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), or city council, has renewed its efforts to decongest city centre streets with the demolition of temporary wooden structures used by petty traders around Kwame N...
    New premises for British Council.
    Addis Ababa News

    New premises for British Council.

    Culture
    The British Council has moved from its cramped premises in Piazza to a smart new two-storey building on Comoros Street inside the compound of the British embassy. The move coincides with global celebr...
    Nane Nane agricultural show in Arusha.
    Arusha News

    Nane Nane agricultural show in Arusha.

    Food and Agriculture
    Preparations are underway for the annual Nane Nane (meaning
    Power boost for Egypt.
    Cairo News

    Power boost for Egypt.

    Energy
    Egypt
    SIM card registration in South Africa.
    Cape Town News

    SIM card registration in South Africa.

    Telecoms
    All South African mobile phone SIM cards must now be registered under strict new legislation to curb serious crime in the country. The new rules are set out in the Regulation of Interception of Commun...
    Tanzania to retain tax exemptions for religious institutions.
    Dar Es Salaam News

    Tanzania to retain tax exemptions for religious institutions.

    Economy
    The government has withdrawn plans to abolish tax exemptions for religious organisations and some non-governmental organisations operating in the country following a public outcry. The plans, contain...
    Flash floods wreak havoc in Lagos.
    Lagos News

    Flash floods wreak havoc in Lagos.

    Environment
    Flash floods due to persistent heavy rainfall have wreaked havoc in many parts of Lagos, with heavy traffic congestion along main roads and a slump in business for shops and services as customers stay...
    Many die in Lagos building collapse.
    Lagos News

    Many die in Lagos building collapse.

    General
    Numerous people died when a three-storey building collapsed in the densely populated Ebute-Metta area of Lagos in the early hours of 28 June during a heavy downpour. The exact number of casualties is...
    Telcoms company Essar in expansion plan.
    Nairobi News

    Telcoms company Essar in expansion plan.

    Telecoms
    Kenya
    Cairo Marriott Hotel bans smoking.
    Cairo News

    Cairo Marriott Hotel bans smoking.

    Tourism
    Cairo
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