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Maputo News

Infrastructure 22 Dec, 2017

Mozambique upgrades capital's drainage and sanitation system. Maputo's drainage system is to receive a major upgrade as part of a long-term project expected to be completed in 2040. The main areas...

Cape Town News

Cape Town to build 20km wall along Khayelitsha line

Transport 21 Dec, 2017

Metrorail to erect 20km wall to protect Cape Town's Khayelitsha line. Cape Town's Metrorail network is to build a 20-km stretch of wall along its Khayelitsha line as part of an ongoing security plan....

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania uses giant rats to detect tuberculosis

Health 21 Dec, 2017

Specially-trained giant rats help Tanzania detect TB.Tanzania's use of giant pouched rats to sniff out the potentially lethal tuberculosis (TB) is proving so successful that authorities are set to dou...

Nairobi News

Nairobi battles water shortage

Infrastructure 20 Dec, 2017

Wells and dams to increase Nairobi's water supply.Nairobi County will have at least one borehole sunk in each of its 85 wards in a bid to end a perennial water shortage, according to plans by the newl...

Accra News

Ghana postal service goes digital

ICT 20 Dec, 2017

GPS postal address system is first step toward Ghana's national ID card.The front doors of around 4,000 state institutions and other well-known buildings in Ghana are being embossed with new digital a...

Cairo News

Cairo metro to have airport link

Transport 19 Dec, 2017

Third metro line will connect Heliopolis to Cairo airport. Construction is to begin in late December on the fourth phase of Cairo's third metro line, which will extend to the city's international air...

Accra News

Accra to renovate stadium

Sport 19 Dec, 2017

Sporting arena to be renovated in time for Africa Women’s Championship.Renovation works are to begin at Accra Sports Stadium in early January in preparation for November's Africa Women’s Championship...

Cape Town News

Deadly fungi found in Cape Town

Health 19 Dec, 2017

Potentially deadly fungi thriving in central Cape Town.A potentially lethal fungus for people with HIV/AIDS is growing in large quantities in a public park in the centre of Cape Town, according to mic...

Cairo News

Flights to resume between Moscow and Cairo

Tourism 18 Dec, 2017

Direct flights between Moscow and Cairo are expected to resume in February, after a break of more than a two years, following an agreement between Russia and Egypt. Moscow suspended flights to Egypt...

Accra News

Accra partners with city's orchestra

Culture 18 Dec, 2017

Accra Symphony Orchestra to collaborate with city under new deal.The city administration of Accra has partnered with the Accra Symphony Orchestra (ASO) to promote African and Ghanaian musicians and "i...

Cape Town News

New freshwater supply in Western Cape

Environment 18 Dec, 2017

Discovery is good news for Western Cape as it battles water crisis.A freshwater resource has been found in Beaufort West, about 460 km north-east of Cape Town, as the Western Cape battles an ongoing w...

Maputo News

Maputo Bay bridge project faces delays

Infrastructure 17 Dec, 2017

Final cost of bridge expected to increase as project misses December deadline.The completion of the major suspension bridge across Maputo Bay faces delays of several months and could lead to additiona...

Cairo News

Cairo metro ticket fares to rise in 2018

Transport 11 Dec, 2017

Proposed hike follows doubling of metro ticket price earlier this year. The cost of travelling on the Cairo metro network is expected to increase in 2018, following negotiations between the Cairo Met...

Nairobi News

Odinga calls off inauguration ceremony

Politics 11 Dec, 2017

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga drops plans for mock inauguration. Kenya's opposition has called off plans for an "inauguration" ceremony of its leader Raila Odinga, of the National Super Allia...

Cape Town News

Cape Town voted world’s best city by British tourists

Tourism 07 Dec, 2017

2017 Telegraph Travel Awards see Cape Town retain top spot for fifth year. British tourists have voted Cape Town the "best city in the world" for the fifth consecutive year, as part of the annual 201...

Maputo News

Heineken to build brewery in Maputo

Food and Agriculture 07 Dec, 2017

Brewery will open in Marracuene district of Maputo in 2019. Dutch brewing company Heineken has begun construction on a $100 million brewery in the Marracuene district of Maputo.When it becomes operat...

Cape Town News

New number plates for Cape Town

Transport 06 Dec, 2017

Western Cape vehicle registrations to change from CA to CAA in 2018. All new vehicles in Cape Town in 2018 are to be issued with registration plates showing CAA instead of the current CA, according t...

Cairo News

Cairo displays previously unseen King Tut treasures

Culture 05 Dec, 2017

Ancient artefacts on display at Egyptian Museum in Cairo.Previously unseen treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb have been put on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo following analysis by a team...

Kenyatta sworn in as Kenyan president

29 Nov, 2017

Police fire on opposition protesters after Kenyatta inauguration in Nairobi. Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn-in for a second five-year term at a triumphal ceremony at the Safaricom Kasarani...

Cape Town News

Cape Town considers water tax

Infrastructure 27 Nov, 2017

New levy on the cards as Cape Town battles water crisis. Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has confirmed that the city is considering a new water tax to help raise funds to combat the ongoing water...

Nairobi News

Kenyatta to be sworn in on 28 November

Politics 21 Nov, 2017

Supreme court upholds result of Kenyan presidential re-election. Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta of the multi-party Jubilee Alliance will be sworn-in for a second term at Nairobi's Safaricom Kasarani...

Cairo News

Cairo Stadium to host Zamalek matches once more

Sport 31 Oct, 2017

Zamalek return to Cairo stadium follows ban after 2012 stampede.Egypt's interior ministry has permitted Cairo's Zamalek football club to play its home games once again at the 75,000-seater Cairo Inter...

Cape Town News

Cape Town mayor pledges city will not run out of water

Infrastructure 31 Oct, 2017

V&A Waterfront provides free land for Cape Town desalination project.Cape Town mayor Patricia De Lille has pledged that the city "will not run out of water" as construction of desalination project...

Nairobi News

Kenyatta wins Kenyan presidential re-election

Politics 30 Oct, 2017

Opposition leader Odinga calls for election re-run within 90 days.Incumbent Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta has been declared the winner of the presidential election re-run on 26 October, winning near...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania cracks down on media

Media 25 Oct, 2017

Fourth newspaper ban in Tanzania in less than a year. The Tanzanian government has ordered a three-month suspension of a tabloid newspaper Tanzania Daima on charges of publishing false information....

Nairobi News

Tensions high as Kenya prepares for presidential re-election

Politics 24 Oct, 2017

Foreign diplomats warn of growing insecurity ahead of 26 October poll. There are concerns over "growing insecurity" in Kenya ahead of the presidential election re-run on 26 October, according to a gr...

Nairobi News

Odinga withdraws from Kenya's election re-run

Politics 10 Oct, 2017

Kenyatta says re-election will go ahead regardless as Odinga calls for protests. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has pulled out of the presidential election re-run, scheduled for 26 October,...

Cape Town News

Cape Town monument to Tutu

Civil rights 28 Sep, 2017

Arch for Arch tribute to be unveiled on Archbishop Tutu's birthday. Cape Town will unveil a monument dedicated to Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu on 7 October to celebrate the 86th birthday of the m...

Accra News

Accra prepares for marathon

Sport 28 Sep, 2017

Half marathon through streets of Accra on 7 October. The third edition of Accra's international millennium marathon is scheduled to take place at 06.15 on 7 October. Organisers hope to attract 10,00...

Nairobi News

Investigation into Kenya's electoral commission

Politics 26 Sep, 2017

Kenya extends date for new presidential poll by nine days. Kenya's chief prosecutor has ordered a probe into the country's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to investigate whethe...

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