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Dar Es Salaam News

Infrastructure 16 Sep, 2017

City to improve sanitation and curb ocean contamination.Dar es Salaam authorities are implementing a new sewage network to improve sanitation services as well as reduce contamination of the Indian Oce...

Lagos News

Lagos warned against sand filling in lagoons

Environment 16 Sep, 2017

Environmentalists warn of flood dangers from filling lagoons in Lagos.A leading environmentalist has warned the Lagos state government that its policy of filling lagoons with sand will lead to extreme...

Cape Town News

Major African art museum to open in Cape Town

Culture 16 Sep, 2017

Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa to open on 22 September. The much-anticipated Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa will open to the public at the V&A Waterfront on 22 September, making...

Cape Town News

Probe into Robben Island ferry sinking

Tourism 16 Sep, 2017

Passenger ferry began to sink on way back to Cape Town.An investigation has been launched to determine why a passenger ferry returning from Robben Island to Cape Town started taking water and began si...

Cairo News

Italy reinstates ambassador in Cairo

Politics 16 Sep, 2017

Italian ambassador returns to Cairo despite Regeni controversy. Italy's new ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, took office in Cairo on 14 September following a year and a half during which Italy...

Nairobi News

Kenya's electoral commission appoints new staff

Politics 08 Sep, 2017

Reshuffle follows call for changes by Odinga ahead of 17 October election re-run.Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed new additional staff to its top management...

Cairo News

Russia suspends security checks at Cairo airport

Terrorism 07 Sep, 2017

Egypt seeks to resume tourist flights from Russia.Moscow has suspended its additional security checks in Cairo International Airport which were instigated in 2015 in the wake of the deadly Russian air...

Nairobi News

Kenya to hold new presidential election on 17 October

Politics 05 Sep, 2017

Kenyatta and Odinga will be only names on ballot along with their running mates.Kenya will hold a fresh presidential election on 17 October following the supreme court's decision to annul the results...

Cape Town News

Cape Town airport to get major upgrade

Tourism 05 Sep, 2017

Airport project to boost tourist sector and increase air traffic.Cape Town International Airport is set to receive a major upgrade in an effort to transform the tourism industry and increase visitor n...

Dar Es Salaam News

Tanzania plans hydroelectric plant in game reserve

Environment 04 Sep, 2017

Critics say dam proposal would be detrimental to wildlife.Tanzania has invited bids to construct a 2,100-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric plant at Stiegler’s Gorge in the UNESCO-designated Selous game rese...

Cairo News

Britain lifts laptop ban on flights from Cairo

Terrorism 02 Sep, 2017

US lifted its electronic device ban on Cairo flights in July.Britain has lifted a ban on carry-on electronic devices on planes arriving from Cairo airport, according to an announcement by Egypt’s mini...

Nairobi News

Kenyan presidential result annulled by supreme court

Politics 01 Sep, 2017

Surprise cancellation of Kenyatta victory welcomed by Odinga supporters.Kenya's supreme court has annulled the result of the country's contentious presidential election, citing irregularities by the e...

Nairobi News

Tension in Kenya ahead of crucial election ruling

Politics 31 Aug, 2017

Supreme court ruling on presidential election validity on 1 September. Kenya's supreme court is to rule on 1 September on the validity of the country's presidential election which took place on 8 A...

Nairobi News

Kenya introduces plastic bag ban

Environment 28 Aug, 2017

Ban includes penalties of four years in jail or $40,000 fine.A tough new ban on the use of plastic bags came into effect across Kenya on 28 August, despite attempts in court by plastic manufacturers t...

Cairo News

Bike-sharing scheme in Cairo

Transport 24 Aug, 2017

New bicycle lanes in areas around Cairo universities. Transport authorities in Cairo are to introduce a bike-sharing scheme in the capital, aimed mainly at attracting young people. Under the title B...

Lagos News

Nigerian president returns to Nigeria

Politics 22 Aug, 2017

Buhari spent over three months in London for treatment.Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation in a televised speech on 21 August following his return to the captital Abuja after more...

Nairobi News

Odinga to challenge presidential election result in court

Politics 18 Aug, 2017

Opposition leader backtracks on initial refusal to seek legal redress. Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is to file a petition in the supreme court against the results of the 8 August president...

Nairobi News

Business as usual in Kenya after disputed presidential elections

Politics 14 Aug, 2017

Kenyans largely ignore defeated Odinga’s call to strike. It was largely business as usual in Kenya on 14 August despite a strike call from opposition leader Raila Odinga in grievance over the outco...

Addis Ababa News

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency

Civil rights 04 Aug, 2017

Emergency measures had been in effect since last October. Ethiopia has lifted the country's state of emergency which had been in place since last October 2016, following a parliament session on 4 Aug...

Nairobi News

Kenyan election official found dead ahead of elections

Politics 01 Aug, 2017

Body of Kenyan electoral official showed "evidence of torture". The person in charge of Kenya's electronic voting system was found dead in Nairobi on 31 July, with reported signs of torture, a week a...

Lagos News

Lagos to demolish properties blocking drainage

25 Jul, 2017

Residences built in Lagos canals face demolition.The Lagos State government has warned that it will demolish properties built illegally in drainage channels across the state.Lagos environment commissi...

Nairobi News

Kenya prepares for elections on 8 August

Politics 24 Jul, 2017

Incumbent Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a second term of office on 8 August when Kenya votes to elect a president, parliament and county governors. The two-horse presidential race sees K...

Cape Town News

Cape Town creates affordable housing

Housing 21 Jul, 2017

Cape Town has identified ten sites to be developed for affordable housing following months of pressure from social housing activists. The ten sites are located mainly in the city centre as well as in...

Cairo News

Egypt considers new light rail system for Cairo

Transport 20 Jul, 2017

Egyptian president Sisi has met with a delegation of Chinese firms in Cairo to discuss the construction of a light rail system connecting Cairo with Egypt's proposed new administrative capital, accord...

Cape Town News

Cape Town promotes marathon as elite sporting event

Sport 20 Jul, 2017

Organisers of the upcoming Sanlam Cape Town Marathon are promoting it as an "elite" sporting event for aspiring African champions. Scheduled to take place on 17 September, Cape Town's marathon is t...

Cairo News

Cairo pass for tourists

Tourism 19 Jul, 2017

Egypt's antiquities ministry has introduced a new five-day tourist pass providing unlimited entry to all Egyptian, Islamic and Coptic museums and archaeological sites in Cairo and Giza. The Cairo Pass...

Arusha News

Tanzania opens first geopark

Environment 19 Jul, 2017

Tanzania is launching its first geopark with the creation of the 12,000sq-km Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark in the north of the country, in an effort to attract geology-based tourism. The landscape of the...

Lagos News

Lagos to plant half a million trees

Environment 18 Jul, 2017

Half a million trees are to be planted across Lagos State as part of the 2017 campaign Think Green, Plant Trees, Live Green, organised by the state's parks and gardens agency. Works are currently und...

Nairobi News

Nairobi cracks down on illegal eateries

Food and Agriculture 18 Jul, 2017

The Nairobi country government has launched a crackdown on unlicensed food and water vendors as the city grapples with a cholera outbreak. Traders operating without relevant licences, food-handling c...

Cairo News

Maximum security around Cairo churches

Terrorism 18 Jul, 2017

Security around Christian churches in Cairo has been raised to the "highest level" on the orders of the city's security chief Khaled Abdel Aal. The move, in response to increasing cases of terror att...

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