Maputo News
Climate change study in Mozambique.
Mozambique could experience cyclones, floods, droughts and disease as a result of global climate change, a recent report suggests. The Climate Change Report produced by the country
Nairobi News
Nairobians can soon expect to share their streets with brightly coloured life-size statues of lions as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the risk of extinction faced by the country
Addis Ababa News
Axum cathedral top pilgrimage site.
The cathedral of St Mary of Zion in the northern town of Axum is among the world
Lagos News
The obligation for prospective tenants in Lagos to pay two or three years
Arusha News
Tanzanians may have to wait until the end of they year to see the return of the first of five black rhinos exported to South Africa in the 1980s. The first rhino had been due to arrive in June followi...
Cairo News
Cairo airport scans against swine flu.
Egypt has continued its crusade against swine influenza with the installation of five thermal body scanners at Cairo international airport. Passengers arriving in the country from abroad who are detec...
Maputo News
Over 1.5 million foreigners visited Mozambique in 2008 according to figures released by the tourism ministry in Maputo. This is in line with a growth trend that has seen the number of tourists to the...
Cape Town News
Helen Zille, Western Cape premier and leader of the official opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA), has got into another row with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of president Jacob Zuma...
Addis Ababa News
Lideta district set for development.
The Lideta area of Addis Ababa southwest of Mexico Square is set for transformation under a far-reaching development plan launched by the city council. The project includes the demolition of existing...
Lagos News
U17 football world cup hangs in the balance.
Nigeria may be stripped of its right to host the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) under-17s world cup from 24 October to 15 November this year due to serious delays in preparat...
Nairobi News
President Mwai Kibaki has appointed an 18-member team to oversee police reform. The commission, led by retired high court judge Philip Ransley, will make recommendations to the government for the rest...
Maputo News
Mpanda Nkuwa dam project to begin in 2010.
Construction of the Mpanda Nkuwa hydroelectric power station in the western Tete province is due to begin next year, energy minister Salvador Namburete has said. The plant will be located on the Zambe...
Cairo News
Obama picks Egypt for Muslim world address.
US president Barack Obama has chosen Egypt to be the stage for a speech on 4 June in which he is expected to reach out to the Muslim and Arab world. The exact location of the speech has not been made...
Arusha News
Hotels and Lodges properties to get overhaul.
Hotels and Lodges Tanzania has announced plans to renovate its four properties in the country
Nairobi News
Mechanics are protesting against their eviction from land on Kirinyaga Road near the Globe Cinema Roundabout at the northern edge of Nairobi
Accra News
United States president Barack Obama will be in Ghana from 10-11 July on his first official visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office in January. The trip is expected to highlight
Dar Es Salaam News
Children deafened by Mbagala bombs.
Hundreds of children have reported complications as a result of the accidental explosions at an ammunitions store in the Mbagala area of Dar es Salaam on 29 April, which killed at least 20 civilians a...
Nairobi News
Workers in Hurlingham, Kilimani, Upperhill, Ngong Road and the surrounding areas can make use of a new lunchtime delivery service launched by Sucaar Foods restaurant in the Life Ministry Center off Ja...
Arusha News
Following weeks of preparations six students from The Juilliard School in New York depart for Tanzania on 15 May to lead a two-week performing arts workshop with students at the Umoja Youth Empowermen...
Addis Ababa News
Africa Park, a green space on Menelik II Avenue in central Addis Ababa, faces an uncertain future after the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerages Authority (AAWSA) suspended water supplies due to non-paymen...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopia to increase load shedding.
Ethiopians are to experience power cuts twice a week from now on in an attempt solve the country
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopian Commodity Exchange launches sesame trading.
The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange has begun trading in sesame in the latest move to expand its operations in the country.
On 4 May, the first day of trading, the regulated commodities market traded 1,...
Cape Town News
South Africa art information directory.
The 2009 edition of the South Africa art information directory (SAAID) is out now. The directory in A5 format contains comprehensive lists of art schools, museums, galleries, studios, material manufac...
Accra News
Kwame Nkrumah memorial park to get facelift.
Kwame Nkrumah memorial park in central Accra is to get a facelift, vice president John Mahama has said.
The site, which includes a mausoleum containing the remains of independent Ghana
Cape Town News
New Western Cape provincial government formed.
An all male and predominantly white cabinet has taken office in the Western Cape under the leadership of premier Helen Zille, leader of the national official opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA)....
Cape Town News
Green Point irrigated from natural springs.
The city council has approved a project to irrigate the Green Point common area northwest of the city centre using water sourced from underground springs. The 15 million rand scheme involves the const...
