Brand Africa
Foreign visitors to South Africa surge in 2010
Friday, 03 September 2010
Foreign visitors to South Africa had risen by more than 350 000 for the first four months of this year as compared to the same period in 2009, according to South African Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
Mainstream U.S. media criticized for ignoring positive developments in Africa
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The president and CEO of the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa has told VOA that important stories about Africa continue to feature less prominently in mainstream American media outlets.
Red hot Rudisha lowers 800m world record
Monday, 30 August 2010
Kenya's David Rudisha lowered the 800 metres world record to 1 minute 41.01 at a meeting in Rieti in Italy on Sunday, just a week after first breaking the record.
Ugandan court rules against law used to stifle media
Thursday, 26 August 2010
The executive secretary of the Independent Media Council of Uganda told VOA journalists have every right to criticize President Yoweri Museveni and hold his government accountable for its actions, after a court declared the country's sedition law unconstitutional.
Nigerian airlines official welcomes top U.S. safety rating
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The director of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority told VOA his country is delighted by the U.S. decision to grant Nigerian airlines permission to fly directly to the United States.
Kenya's David Rudisha eyes record improvement and golds
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
David Rudisha has hopes of improving his 800 metres world record before setting his sights on Olympic and world championship gold medals, the Kenyan told Reuters on Monday. Rudisha broke the men's 800 world record in Berlin on Sunday.
Comair opens Dar es Salaam routes
Thursday, 19 August 2010
Comair Limited, operator of low-cost airline kulula.com and the British Airways franchise in South Africa, is again expanding its African network, and will soon be offering five return flights a week between Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam.
South African football film shines at Zanzibar festival
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
South African film Themba: A Boy Called Hope, directed by Pretoria-born Stefanie Sycholt, has scooped the Unicef Child Rights Award at the 2010 Zanzibar International Film Festival (Ziff).
US says Nigeria airline security improving
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Nigerian airlines could be allowed to fly their own planes to the United States by the end of the year following improvements in aviation security in the West African nation, U.S. and Nigerian officials said on Wednesday.
New literary series views Africa through African eyes
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
Tired of reading accounts of Africa through the eyes of outsiders, 14 African writers have set out to document the diversity of their content in a series of books and blogs partly inspired by the soccer World Cup.
Nigeria's Falconets make Africa proud
Monday, 02 August 2010
The semi-final victory over Colombia was both a wonderful moment for Nigeria and a notable achievement for African football as a team from that continent advanced to a place in the final of a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.
King Tut's chariot heads to New York City
Friday, 30 July 2010
The chariot of one of Egypt's most famous ancient pharaohs is heading to New York City this week to join the Discovery Times Square Exposition exhibit of the boy ruler.
Mozambique sees $2 bln in tourism investment
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Mozambique expects investment in its fast-growing tourism sector to jump five-fold to $2 billion in the next several years, the southern African nation's tourism minister told Reuters on Tuesday.
Soccer balls to spread post-World Cup football fever
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
A FIFA partner aims to take the spirit of the recent World Cup further by rolling out football fever to children with limited access to sports and educational opportunities across the continent.
June tourist trends shows it was an African World Cup after all
Thursday, 15 July 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup contributed significantly to the more than 1.4 million tourists that visited South Africa between 1st June and mid-July 2010. Most of the tourists were first time visitors to the country.
Africa, the real victor of World Cup - UN
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
The UN has hailed the 2010 World Cup as a great success for the Government and people of the host nation South Africa, as well as the entire African continent, adding that the event also served as a vital tool to promote development and peace.
Gabon halts rock quarry to protect ancient fossils
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Gabon's government shut down a rock quarry in the country's remote eastern region to protect ancient fossils scientists say could prove complex life on earth is more than two billion years old.
9 out of 10 for South African World Cup
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, has given South Africa 9 out of 10 for organising a successful World Cup.
South Africa 2010: A World Cup to remember
Monday, 12 July 2010
The 2010 FIFA World Cup concluded in fine style with the Spanish national side raising the coveted trophy as champions for the first time. As the curtain falls on this historic event, fans reflect on what made the tournament so special for them.
Forlan scoops Golden Ball Award
Monday, 12 July 2010
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan was on Sunday awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the 2010 World Cup, FIFA announced.
Libyan pro-reform newspapers make comeback
Friday, 09 July 2010
Two newspapers allied to a reform-minded son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were back on newsstands on Thursday after a six-month absence that had been seen as a sign the reformist camp was losing influence.
15 African Heads of State to grace World Cup finale
Thursday, 08 July 2010
At least 15 African Heads of State are expected to grace Sunday's World Cup final in Johannesburg between the Netherlands and Spain and the closing ceremony of the biggest ever football spectacle.
Proud Ghana welcomes Black Stars home
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
Ghanaians turned out in their thousands to cheer their soccer team's arrival home late on Monday, spraying their jet with water cannons and rolling out the red carpet for the World Cup's surprise quarter-finalists.
Nigeria embarks on vast free trade zone with China
African agricultural finance under the spotlight
Ghana to reach 1 mln tonnes cocoa output next season
South Africa plans new high speed rail projects
Financiers bid to handle Nigeria power privatisation
Railway to boost Malawi, Zambia trade