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New-look National Museum opens in Nairobi.

Culture 14 Jul, 2008

Museum lovers in the capital have reason to smile thanks to the KSh8 million renovation and refurbishment of the Nairobi National Museum, which officially reopened to the public on 14 July. The ambit...

Nairobi News

New finance minister appointed.

Politics 14 Jul, 2008

Environment minister John Michuki has been named as acting finance minister following the resignation of Amos Kimunya over the sale of Nairobi

Maputo News

Mozambique airlines raises ticket price.

Transport 13 Jul, 2008

Mozambique airlines (LAM) is to increase the cost of domestic flights by ten per cent in response to the rising cost of jet fuel. In a statement the national flag carrier said fuel costs rose from 35...

Maputo News

ICSU general assembly in Maputo

Science 13 Jul, 2008

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is holding its 29th general assembly in Maputo in October. This will be the first time that the international research and advisory body holds its general...

Maputo News

International trade fair in Maputo.

Economy 13 Jul, 2008

The 44th edition of the Maputo International Trade Fair (Facim/2008) will take place from 1 to 7 September. Businesses from all over the world will come together in the Mozambican capital to present a...

Maputo News

New biofuel plant in Mozambique.

Food and Agriculture 13 Jul, 2008

Biofuels production in Mozambique could soon get a boost thanks to a project for the creation of a new agro-industrial complex in Manhi

Nairobi News

Nairobi security warning.

Crime 09 Jul, 2008

Drivers are advised not to use the new by-pass road between Langata Road and Ngong Road in the southwestern part of the city following two recent armed carjacking attempts involving large Toyota cars....

Nairobi News

Finance minister resigns over Grand Regency sale.

Politics 08 Jul, 2008

The fate of Nairobi's most expensive hotel, the Grand Regency, hangs in the balance after the resignation of finance minister Amos Kimunya of President Mwai Kibaki

Cairo News

Ancient coffins uncovered at Saqqara.

Culture 07 Jul, 2008

A team of archaeologists from Cairo University have discovered wooden painted coffins during routine excavations near the pyramid of Unas at Saqqara, one of the oldest burial places of ancient Egypt a...

Accra News

Vodafone to control Ghana Telecom.

Telecoms 07 Jul, 2008

Vodafone is to buy a controlling share in Ghana Telecom for US$900 million. The purchase, which still needs the backing of Ghana

Nairobi News

Kenya’s coast hotels reopen.

Tourism 07 Jul, 2008

There is good news for Kenya

Nairobi News

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Media 07 Jul, 2008

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopian scholar Berhanu Abebe dies.

General 07 Jul, 2008

Renowned Ethiopian academic Berhanu Abebe has died at the age of 75. He passed away in Harare on 1 July while on an electoral observation mission of the African Union for the presidential run-off ele...

Cape Town News

New coin for Mandela birthday.

General 07 Jul, 2008

A new coin bearing the face of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in South Africa ahead of the 90th birthday of the country

Arusha News

Free health care for Arusha street kids.

Health 07 Jul, 2008

Street children in Arusha and Moshi municipalities can now access free medical treatment and health care thanks to an initiative of organisations working on their behalf, the

Arusha News

Moevenpick hotel to open in Arusha.

Tourism 07 Jul, 2008

Tanzania is to get a new Moevenpick hotel under an agreement between the proprietor Taninvest Group and the international hotel management company based in Switzerland. Moevenpick already operates one...

Maputo News

Mozambique improves in World Bank governance indicators.

Politics 06 Jul, 2008

Mozambique has improved its ranking in four out of six of the World Bank

Maputo News

Portugal cancels Mozambique debt.

Economy 06 Jul, 2008

Portugal has formally cancelled Mozambique

Dar Es Salaam News

ID card project put out to tender.

General 02 Jul, 2008

Over 100 local and international companies have expressed interest in producing the long-awaited national identity cards following the opening of international tenders for the $155 million project at...

Dar Es Salaam News

Transport revolution for Dar es Salaam.

Transport 02 Jul, 2008

Dar es Salaam could soon have a modern urban transport system under a $158 million project largely sponsored by the World Bank, local media sources report. Detailed drawings have already been complete...

Nairobi News

Street lighting for Ruiru.

Infrastructure 02 Jul, 2008

Street lighting has returned to the town of Ruiru on Thika Road 16 km northeast of Nairobi after the local council cleared an outstanding bill of $1,500, local sources report. Local residents had been...

Lagos News

Former aviation ministers arrested.

Politics 02 Jul, 2008

Two former aviation ministers, Femi Fani-Kayode and Babalola Borishade, have been arrested as art of an investigation into the presumed misappropriation of a N19.5 billion fund set up by former presid...

Accra News

Accra harbour project to begin.

Infrastructure 02 Jul, 2008

Work on the long-awaited Accra harbour project in James Town is due to begin in August, according to the director of the Old Accra Conservation Development Project Nii Teiko Tagoe. The redevelopment...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia Commodity Exchange sells to WFP.

Food and Agriculture 02 Jul, 2008

The recently opened Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) has completed its first sale to the United Nations

Cairo News

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Politics 02 Jul, 2008

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Cape Town News

Grand Parade overhaul begins.

General 02 Jul, 2008

Work has begun to revitalise Cape Town

Nairobi News

Plane crash investigation underway.

Transport 30 Jun, 2008

Kenyans are awaiting the outcome of an investigation into the cause of the plane crash that killed a cabinet minister, an assistant minister, a security officer and the German pilot on 10 June. The ac...

Nairobi News

Grand Regency controversy deepens.

Politics 30 Jun, 2008

The grand coalition government of president Mwai Kibaki and prime minister Raila Odinga is faced with its biggest financial scandal since it was formed four months ago. The controversy concerns the r...

Nairobi News

Car theft in Nairobi on the rise.

Crime 29 Jun, 2008

Police have warned of an upsurge in motor vehicle thefts in Nairobi in the period March-May and the increased incidence of hijacking of heavy commercial vehicles carrying valuable goods,

Maputo News

Government tackles oil crisis.

Energy 26 Jun, 2008

The government has suspended import duties and sales tax on kerosene and diesel in an attempt to mitigate the rising price of oil and petrol products on the global market. The exemptions come into for...

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