Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzanian president disbands telecoms board
President Magufuli continues to combat corruption and waste.
Tanzanian president John Magufuli has suspended the head of the regulatory body that governs the country's telecoms sector and disbanded...
Arusha News
East African electronic passports
E-passport will give citizens easier access around East African Community.
The East African Community (EAC) is set to introduce e-passports, facilitating easier movement around the trading bloc who...
Lagos News
Nigerian army kills Biafra campaigners
Five pro-Biafra supporters killed celebrating leader's release.
Nigerian security forces killed five pro-Biafra campaigners as they celebrated the release of their leader Nnamdi Kanu in the souther...
Dar Es Salaam News
New Tanzanian president cuts costs
President scraps independence day celebration.
Tanzania's newly-elected president John Magufuli has scrapped celebrations for the upcoming Independence Day on 9 December, marking the first time in...
Cairo News
Second phase of Egyptian elections
Low voter turnout for Egypt’s parliamentary elections.
The second round of Egypt’s two-part parliamentary elections ended on 23 November, following two days of low voter turnout.
The elections,...
Lagos News
Buhari appoints cabinet seven months after election.
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party swore in a cabinet on 11 November, more than seven month...
Arusha News
Tanzanian opposition makes gains in Arusha
Although the ruling CCM held on to the presidency by a large margin in the Tanzanian elections on 25 October, the opposition coalition made gains in its heartland in northern Tanzania as well in Dar E...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania's ruling CCM wins election
Opposition rejects presidential election results.
John Magufuli of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has been declared the country’s fifth president despite the main opposition candidate Edward...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania prepares for elections
Nation gears up for most competitive election in its history.
Tanzania is preparing for its presidential and parliamentary elections on 25 October, in what are expected to be the most tightly conte...
Cairo News
First round of Egyptian elections ends
Low turnout in first phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections.
The first round of Egypt's two-part parliamentary elections ended on 19 October, following two days of extremely low turnout in the st...
Maputo News
Mozambique opposition boycotts peace talks
Convoy of Renamo leader attacked
Mozambique's main opposition party Renamo has boycotted peace talks with the ruling Frelimo for the second time, amid a resumption of low-level clashes between reb...
Cairo News
Move follows arrest of agriculture minister amid corruption enquiry.
Egypt's prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned on 12 September, days after the country's agriculture minister w...
Cairo News
Egypt to hold parliament elections in October and November
Nation sets election date after three years without parliament
Egypt is to hold parliamentary elections in two stages in October and November after being without a parliament since it was dissolved...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania election campaign underway
Tough fight expected by UKAWA opposition coalition
Campaigning for Tanzania's presidential and parliamentary elections is in full swing ahead of the country's 25 October polls.
The election is e...
Dar Es Salaam News
Tanzania's opposition parties name presidential candidate
Edward Lowassa to head opposition
Edward Lowassa, originally seen as the possible presidential candidate for Tanzania's ruling party, has instead been chosen as the presidential candidate for the o...
Addis Ababa News
US president flies to Addis Ababa after Nairobi visit
President Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first US president to visit Ethiopia, where he is holding talks with the country's pre...
Nairobi News
Nairobi closes airspace for Obama visit
President's security undermined after flight times leaked
Kenya is to close its airspace for 50 minutes to facilitate the arrival of US president Barack Obama in Nairobi on 23 July, according to th...
Nairobi News
Heavy security in Nairobi for Obama visit
Threat of anti-gay protest during Obama trip
Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has been secured by American security agents ahead of the visit by US president Barack Obama on 23 July....
Nairobi News
US travel warning ahead of Obama visit to Nairobi
Obama travels to Nairobi and Addis Ababa
The US has warned its citizens in Kenya of the potential for terrorist attacks during the upcoming visit of US president Barack Obama which starts on 23 Ju...
Cairo News
President paves way for parliamentary elections
An amendment to Egypt's laws regulating electoral constituencies has now been ratified by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
The amended la...
