Cape Town News
Manenberg Community Gardens open.
Residents of the district of Manenberg on the impoverished Cape Flats have a new green space for recreation and cultural events thanks to a project to improve living conditions in the area. Establishe...
Nairobi News
GenerationKenya 45 is an innovative project to celebrate the achievements of Kenyans born in the 45 years since independence from Britain in 1963. Forty-five people active in the fields of arts and en...
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
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...
Lagos News
Lagos pipeline explosion kills 45.
At least 45 people died near Agbabo village on the outskirts of Lagos on Christmas day when the petrol they were trying to gather from an illegally punctured pipeline caught fire. The explosion scorch...
Addis Ababa News
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Ethiopia now have a voice following the launch of magazine dedicated to their activities in December.
Lagos News
Tejuoso market destroyed by fire.
At least one person has been confirmed dead and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire that wrecked the popular Tejuoso market in Yaba, Lagos, on 18 December. The blaze broke out...
Accra News
Anti-poverty protest in Accra.
Thousands of people took to the streets in Accra on 11 December to protest against economic hardship and the rising cost of living in the country. Demonstrators dressed in red
Nairobi News
Karen Langata community guide.
Residents of Karen and Langata can now make use of a new guide to state-run and private facilities and services in the area. Produced by the Karen and Langata District Association (KLDA), it includes...
Nairobi News
The International School of Kenya has inaugurated a new high school building on its leafy Runda campus in north Nairobi. Designed by local architects Beglin Woods and built over two years, the low-ris...
Cape Town News
The festive season got underway in Cape Town on 2 December with the traditional switching-on of the Christmas lights in Adderley Street in the city centre.
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Maputo News
Nympine Chissano, the eldest son of former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, has died at his home in Maputo aged 37. He is believed to have been ill for some time, although the exact cause of dea...
Accra News
New procedure for French visa applicants.
Prospective visitors to France must now make their initial visa application at the Joint Visa Reception Centre in Accra, which is already operating on behalf of the embassies of Germany, Spain and the...
Maputo News
Chissano wins Mo Ibrahim prize.
Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano is the winner of the inaugural prize for achievement in African leadership awarded annually by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to a retired head of state or gove...
Nairobi News
Human rights in Kenya: Police blamed for
The police have been blamed for the death of hundreds of people in and around Nairobi over the last several months. The accusation, contained in a preliminary report released by Kenya National Commiss...
Nairobi News
Nairobi news: New look for Nairobi.
Nairobi is no longer the dull and ugly city it used to be thanks to the city council
Nairobi News
Nairobi real estate: Sub-letting contested in Nairobi.
Landlords in Nairobi are calling for new regulations to stem the growing practice by tenants of sub-letting servants
