Nairobi News
Independent panel to review polls.
Government and opposition representatives have agreed to set up an independent committee to review the disputed December elections, the chief mediator Kofi Annan has said.
The review panel should be...
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopians will go to the polls in April to elect both their local government representatives and fill the parliamentary seats left vacant by the opposition following the general elections of May 2005...
Nairobi News
Mayoral elections on 25 February.
Kenya faces a new round of voting on 25 February when councillors elected or nominated to the country
Nairobi News
Kenya faces a new round of voting on 25 February when councillors elected or nominated to the country
Cape Town News
Emirates to launch Cape Town service.
Dubai-based airline Emirates is to launch a daily service to and from Cape Town on 30 March. Inbound flight EK770 will depart Dubai at 08.35, arriving at Cape Town International Airport at 16.25. Outb...
Lagos News
Lagos state government has earmarked N6 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of public schools across the state. The money will be used to build and equip around 4,000 new classrooms and im...
Accra News
African University College of Communications to relocate.
The Accra-based African University College of Communications (AUCC) is to move into new premises in the central district of Adabraka on 1 March. The university is currently located in the northern sub...
Maputo News
Maputo to get new gas-powered buses.
Maputo public transport company TPM is to introduce five new gas-powered buses to its existing fleet of 93 buses in a bid to cut running costs and improve services in the capital.
The new vehicles w...
Cairo News
Cairo University library inaugurated.
Students at Cairo University now have the run of modern new library facilities following the completion of the first phase of the New Central Library (NCL), the newspaper
Accra News
2008 Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt retains championship title.
Egypt has clinched the Africa Cup of Nations title for a record sixth time following its 1-0 victory over Cameroon on 10 February. The defending champions scored in the 77th minute after having the ru...
Cairo News
Egypt celebrates African Cup of Nations victory.
There has been partying in Cairo following Egypt
Nairobi News
Kenya crisis: cautious optimism as negotiations continue.
The mood in Kenya is one of cautious optimism as the negotiations between the parties in the political dispute triggered by December
Maputo News
Mozambique risks further flooding.
Tens of thousands of Mozambicans in the Zambezi river valley are being evacuated following the decision by the river authorities to open a floodgate in the Kariba dam upstream on the Zambia-Zimbabwe b...
Maputo News
Transport fares rolled back after protests.
The government and the federation of road transport associations have revoked the increase in public transport fares in the Maputo area after clashes between police and demonstrators protesting agains...
Addis Ababa News
Addis film festival on human rights.
The second edition of the Addis International Film Festival on Rights and Jutice will be held in the Ethiopian capital from 21-30 March. Under the title
Addis Ababa News
Ethiopians at home and in the diaspora now have a new employment networking tool allowing them to publicise their skills and qualifications on line. iAbesha.com
Lagos News
Lagos state government has awarded contracts for the construction or rehabilitation of 31 main roads across the state. Roads set to get an overhaul include Ago Palace Way and the road linking Yaba (Ji...
Lagos News
2008 should see the start of work on the $1.5 billion Lagos Energy City Project, a public-private initiative to create a comprehensive business and recreational centre serving the Nigerian and foreign...
Maputo News
Transport price protest leaves at least one dead.
At least one person has died in Maputo on 5 February after police opened fire on a crowd demonstrating against a rise in public transport fares in the city. Thousands of people took to the streets of...
Maputo News
New public service television channel in Mozambique.
The state-run broadcaster Televisao de Mo
Cairo News
Living in the centre of Cairo is akin to spending all day in a factory according to a recent study on noise pollution in the capital by the Egyptian National Research Centre (NRC). Noise levels can re...
Cairo News
New electronic passports for Egypt.
Egypt has started replacing the existing hand-written passports with new electronic ones to comply with standards set by the international civil aviation authority.
The new documents have a bar code...
Cape Town News
Work is due to begin shortly on a long-awaited film studio complex just outside Cape Town. The R460 million project, formally known as Dreamworld, is expected to take 18 months to complete. Located in...
Nairobi News
Doing business in a climate of violence.
The Africa House Ltd based in Harrogate, north Yorkshire in England, purchases fair trade soft furnishings and household accessories from 14 suppliers spread around Kenya. Naturally we have been very...
Nairobi News
Kenya crisis leaves over 1,000 dead.
Over 1,000 Kenyans are now known to have died in violence sparked by the disputed presidential election of 27 December, the Kenyan Red Cross has said. The humanitarian organisation also says that more...
