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Venezuelas ties with Africa
At the third Summit Africa - South America (ASA)held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 63 countries participated, including Venezuela, which was represented by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Elas Jaua. He read a letter written by President Hugo Chvez to the ASA members in Malaba. The Venezuelan President highlighted the ties between both ...
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Polio cases found in Kenya and Somalia officials say
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The World Health Organization says the Horn of Africa is experiencing an outbreak of polio with cases confirmed in Kenya and Somalia.WHO said Wednesday that a 4-year-old girl near the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya and two of her contacts tested positive for polio, the first confirmed cases in Kenya since July 2011. A case in Somalia was confirmed earlier this month.In ...
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Fitch Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential
Wed May 22, 2013 2:17pm EDT Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: Sub-Saharan African Sovereigns: Higher Ratings Depend on Continued ReformsLONDON, May 22 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of ...
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Chinese vice premier calls for stability in Zimbabwe
HARARE (AFP) - Chinese vice premier Wang Yang on Wednesday urged Zimbabwe to ensure peace and political stability ahead of elections this year, to safeguard economic growth."A peaceful and stable political environment is the prerequisite for economic development," Wang told journalists after meeting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare during a business visit to ...
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Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
FILE -In this Nov. 29, 2012 file photo, Congolese government troops patrol near Minova in eastern Congo. Fighting between M23 rebels and the army continued for a second day Tuesday, May 21, 2013, near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, in clashes that have so far killed 20 people, all of them either soldiers or rebels, officials said. Peace talks reached a dead end in recent weeks, ...
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UN Secretary General Visits Africas Great Lakes Region
Kinshasa, May 22 (Presa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began a 48-hour visit today to ...
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Africa Outlines Strategy to Eradicate Hunger in 50 Years
Addis Ababa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Africa must transform its agricultural sector through a combination of traditional and advanced methods if it is serious about eliminating hunger on the continent by 2063, an expert on the subject pointed out today. The alert was issued by the African Union (AU) commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Rhoda Tumusiime, as a guideline for the discussion ...
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Kenya - Kenyan courts interpretation of citizens limits access to information
ARTICLE 19 welcomes a High Court decision that citizens have the right to access the information held by public and state owned corporations, but is highly concerned by the court's continued narrow interpretation of "citizens" that would prevent NGOs, media organisations, and informal associations from making requests."This ruling is important for its recognition of ...
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Congo-Kinshasa UN Force Must Speedily Deploy in Eastern DR Congo - Ban
Maputo - The deployment of a rapid UN intervention force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be speeded up in view of this week's fresh unrest, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. "Considering what has happened I think we must expedite the deployment so they will be fully responsible as soon as possible," said Ban during a visit to Mozambique. Rebels from the M23 ...
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Kenya Dairy Sacco Eyes More Milk Markets
Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, makers of Fresha milk, has laid out plans to cater for the high production of milk. Speaking during an annual general meeting held in Githunguri Stadium at the weekend, chairman Charles Mukora said they are currently producing 200,000 litres of milk per day. He said the society has expanded its horizons to Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Garissa where ...
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Kenya ERC Rules Out Closure of Mombasa Oil Refinery
THE Energy Regulatory Commission has ruled possibilities of closing down the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited plant in Changamwe, Mombasa arguing that its role remains key in the petroleum sector. Speaking yesterday during a petrol regulatory awareness workshop in Mombasa, ERC director for petroleum Linus Gitonga termed any push to have the refinery closed as 'impossible'. "This ...
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Kenya Students Showcase Kenyas First Tablet
The Jubilee Manifesto to have every class one child have access to a laptop may soon be realised, thanks to a locally made tablet established by a youth group. The tablet dubbed Student with A Goal (Swag) has been made locally except for the screens which are not locally available, according to Innovator Society of Kenya information director, Omar Kochua. The group has 30 members. "We do ...
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Kenya Uhurus Pledge to Tea Coffee Farmers
PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has assured tea and coffee farmers they will benefit from both the national and county governments in the near future. Speaking in Karatina yesterday while winding up his four-day tour of Nyeri, Uhuru said both governments will focus on value addition which will in return benefit farmers. "I want both tea and coffee farmers to benefit from their hard work. We ...
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Kenya Parastatals Will Not Be Under Counties - MPs
MPs yesterday opposed a motion seeking to compel the government to write off debts owed by parastatals and hand their management over to county governments. The lawmakers said county governments should only ensure there is conducive environment for the parastatals to operate efficiently and generate profits for the people. The motion engineered by Sirisia MP John Waluke was seeking to ensure ...
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Uganda Government Seeks U.S.$76.5 Million for Roads
The government is seeking sh200b in supplementary budget for on-going road works, the works state minister, Eng. John Byabagambi has revealed. The request arises from the over performance of contractors yet the funds allotted to the works and transport ministry in the 2012/13 FY were absorbed before the financial year winds-up in June 2012. "The contractors worked ahead of schedule," ...
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Kenya One Billion Mandera Airport Plan On Course
Plans are underway to put up an international airport in Mandera town at a cost of Sh1 billion, the governor Ali Roba has said. He said the main purpose of the facility will be to enhance exportation of livestock products to the traditional markets in the Middle East, North Africa and other emerging outlets in the world. Addresing NGO representatives, Roba said his government has earmarked an ...
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Kenya Herders to Lose Jobs Tsavo Park Evictions
Some 4,500 people are set to lose their jobs following plans to evict Somali livestock farmers from ranches in Taita Taveta, Kwale and Kilifi counties. Coast police boss Aggrey Adoli said the farmers have encroached the Tsavo conservation area. "Domesticated animals cannot graze in a national park," Adoli told the Star yesterday. Two weeks ago, the farmers protested the planned ...
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Kenya Be Accountable CDF Team Told
Nambale MP John Bunyasi has asked Constituency Development Fund Committee members to play their role with transparency and accountability. "CDF is taxpayers' money. Therefore, I want the newly appointed CDF Team to exercise transparency and accountability in the utilization of the funds," Bunyasi said. The MP was speaking at a funeral ceremony at Okatekok village at the weekend ...
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Kenya Truth Commission Report Links Leaders to Abuses
NAIROBI -- A long-awaited report from Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) has linked several of Kenya’s leaders, including current President Uhuru Kenyatta, to abuses committed throughout the country’s history. The commission has called for further investigation of those responsible for these crimes in an effort to bring ...
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On joint visit to DR Congo UN and World Bank chiefs voice support for latest peace effort
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support a recent peace deal and promote economic development in the long-troubled region. ';This is a critical moment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region,'; Mr. Ban told reporters in the capital, Kinshasa, following a meeting with ...
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Borren to lead against South Africa
On May 28, Netherlands' YB40 squad will travel to Amsterdam for the Canal Bike Race against the South Africans. They will then practice for two days in Amstelveen before the ODI. Squad: Peter Borren (capt), Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Daan van Bunge, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom de Grooth, Tim Gruijters, James Gruijters, Tom Heggelman, Ahsan Malik, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Pieter ...
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Mugabe signs Zimbabwe constitution paving way for vote
1 of 3. Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) looks on as President Robert Mugabe signs Zimbabwe's new constitution into law in the capital Harare, May 22, ...
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Qatar Petroleum Takes 15 Stake in Total EP Congo
Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total announced the signing of a framework of Agreement whereby QPI will participate in Total E&P Congo through its subscription to a 15 percent share capital increase of this company. This participation reinforces Qatar's commitment to invest in Africa and illustrates Congo's willingness to welcome Qatar as a new partner. Furthermore, thanks ...
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UN Suggests Africa Review Nature of International Nexus
By Ulises Canales, special envoyAddis Ababa, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Africa needs to review the nature of its relations with the international community, U.N. Deputy Secretary General Carlos Lopes advised today, outlining three strategic themes for bringing about a structural transformation of the continent. "This means insisting on more beneficial associations to strengthen changes in the ...
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Middle East North Africa - Rights situation in post-revolutionary Arab countries remains dire
Two years after the "Arab Spring" swept the Arab region and led within months to the ouster of the autocratic rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen, the state of human rights in these countries remains dire and the chances for democratic transition face major challenges. Arab countries which were less affected by the "Arab Spring" also continue to witness serious human ...
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Three major African airlines to launch new regional player
West and central Africa may soon have a regional airline to connect the countries of the region and feed the three largest airlines in Africa, especially South African Airways, which has dominance on the continent, although it has indicated it will not provide financial support to such a venture.
There are exciting plans afoot in the African aviation industry the continent’s three largest airlines, South African Airways, Egypt Air and Ethiopian Airlines, considering the establishment of a regional airline in central and West Africa that would feed the larger airlines on loner routes or what they call ‘truck routes’. Read more
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