KENYA TOURISM PICKS UP

The Kenyan government has launched an aggressive campaign to market Kenya tourism abroad with the country’s Minister for tourism visiting several countries in Europe.

KENYAN ATHLETES PREPARE FOR OLYMPICS

More than 120 Kenyan athletes are in camp preparing to participate in the forthcoming Olympic games to be held in Beijing, China in August.

Seedorf of AC Milan sponsors Goal4Africa

AC Milan footballer, Clarence Seedorf, presented today a fund raising campaign. The aim is to promote educational programs in Africa and to advertise for football in Africa.

Molfetta (Italy) celebrates Italian East Africa campaign

Molfetta, southern Italy, is the place today that host an exhibition about Molfettesi (inhabitants of Molfetta) in East Africa, in Italian “Molfettesi in Africa Orientale”. The event is managed by the Italian Associazione Eredi della Storia and by ANMIG Foundation.

The Africa I Hope For

Africanews.it correspondent Rhodah Mashavave, reports about how her recent travel to Germany made her thinking about her home country and continent.

Kibaki Supports Strong East Africa Economic Bloc

120 million people on a land of 1,8 millions square km with a combined GDP of 41 billion dollars. This is East Africa, the region of Mr Kibaki, president of Kenya.

Algeria: ES Sétif wins 2nd in a row Arab cup

In a stadium fully packed of people, Entente de Sétif (ESS) wins its second Arab Cup trophy against WA Casablanca.

African art is welcomed in Italy, not artists

Italian journalist Stefania Ragusa reports on her blog how African arts are ever more nowadays exported and made by people not living anywhere near Africa.

South Africa: Unitedforafrica.co.za maps xenophobia

First there was Ushahidi.com for post-election crisis in Kenya, now there’s Unitedforafrica.co.za mapping xenophobia in the country of Nelson Mandela. Websites are growing in Africa letting the world know what’s happening in the continent.

Morocco and Algeria about to normalise relations

On Friday, Morocco leaders declared to be willing to normalise relations with Algeria, according to sources of APA (African press agency).