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Obama: Discussions with Putin on Iran, N. Korea 'productive' President Barack Obama describes his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding Iran and North Korea at the G-8 summit ...
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Africa Day 25 of May
It even rhymeshow cool. I do not remember when I last wrote an Opinion piece about Africa Day to appear on Africa Day, May 25 because it is easy for the international community to use Africa as a vehicle for self-aggrandizement, patting an African on the head, jumping on the Africa bandwagon. I prefer to write about Africa on May 24 or 26 Yet this year, let us get back to basics and let ...
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Soldiers killed in Mozambique armory raid
Several soldiers were killed Monday when gunmen attacked an armory in the central Dondo region of Mozambique, a local official said. Local media reported five soldiers were killed, the British Broadcasting Corp. said Monday. STV, a local television station, reported numerous people were hospitalized in the raid, and many weapons were stolen from the armory. A spokesman for Renamo, a former ...
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AU Says Africa Should Move Toward Prosperity
GENEVA -- A top African Union official says Africa has everything it needs to move toward a prosperous future and to become a leading player in global affairs. AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says Africa has many hurdles to overcome, but she remains optimistic that the continent is up to the task. The African Union is celebrating its 50th anniversary. AU Commission ...
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Kenya Copter lands in farm causing panic
The chopper landed in a farm due to bad weather that characterises Mt Kenya region. It was a second chopper that was making an emergency landing in two days due to mist that has engulfed the region. Residents thought the chopper had developed mechanical problems when it started circling the area as the pilot prepared to land in one of the farms. The chopper, a Eurocopter registration numbers 5Y ...
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Kenya Tale of IDPs stuck in forest 20 years after deadly tribal chaos
In 2001, the households, then with a population of 1,800 people who had fled political unrest in Rift Valley in 1992 and 1997, moved to the forest with the Government's permission as a temporary measure while they awaited ...
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Kenya MPs call for arms mop-up to end cattle rustling
MPs , who were speaking during peace prayers, blamed illegal firearms for rampant The six legislators, Sammy Mwaita (Baringo Central), William Cheptumo (Baringo North), Hellen Sambili (Mogotio), Grace Kipchoim (Baringo South), Asman Kamama (Tiati) and Baringo women representative Grace Kiptui asked the Government to act speedily. Pastors from Baringo organised the prayers at Kabarnet High School ...
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Kenya Familys agony over missing boy
boy described one of the men as middle-aged. He, however, did not tell anyone about the kidnap of Ngiri until when I got home more than two hours later," said the father. He said he reported the matter to the police about 7.30pm on that day and police asked for Ngiri's photograph which they would use during their search. But two days later when he went to check with the police on the ...
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Business Kenya Power to hand out 3.3m energy-saving bulbs
The project -- which is expected to reduce domestic customers' power consumption by 130 megawatts during peak hours -- is also expected to be a revenue source ...
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Business World Bank ups Kenyas growth forecast but urges reforms
But the Bretton Woods institution warns that East Africa's biggest economy is still operating below its potential and remains highly vulnerable to external shocks that undermine its growth prospects and poverty reduction ...
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Al-Jarwan calls for extending bridges of cooperation with Africa
CAIRO, June 17, 2013 (WAM) -- The Arab Parliament Speaker Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Jarwan has affirmed the need to build bridges of cooperation with the African countries. This came during a meeting he held today in Cairo with the sub-committee of the Arab Parliament Committee for Foreign and Political Affairs and National Security, concerned with following up the resolutions issued by the Arab ...
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Kenya Ghost voters gave Obure win court told
The petitioner Charles Mogere punched holes in the March 4 electoral process. Mogere said the election process in Kisii County was not accurate and verifiable and therefore failed to meet the constitutional threshold. He told the election court sitting in Kisii that there were glaring discrepancies in the posting of forms 35 from the polling stations and forms 36 that were used by the County ...
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Kenya Petition witnesses disappear
Through his lawyer, Benjamin Andama told the court the witnesses disappeared in unclear circumstances. The case also took an unexpected turn when the petitioner filed a supplementary application on the tampering of ballot boxes, which was revealed on June 13, when the boxes were being transported from Butere to Kakamega. "We realised that some of the seals on the ballot boxes were tampered ...
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Kenya Safari experience loses special place in tourism
tourism industry. In the late 19th and early 20th century, East Africa was famous as a game hunting destination owing to its wide open savannah plains, rich with wildlife and tropical forests. The word safari, derived from an amalgamation of the Arabic and Swahili dialect to mean travel, is said to have originated from East Africa. At the time, it was commonplace for visitors from the US and ...
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Kenya Lenku wants law changed to allow commanders work
Johnston Kavuludi and Kimaiyo. Addressing the media after the meeting yesterday, the two were at pains to field questions. Lenku did not satisfactory answer the issue of whether the officers named will serve on temporary or permanent basis. Lenku was hard pressed to clarify the ranks that the officers will occupy and their title when he insisted they were "just officers in charge of the ...
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Sports Kenya Police back to the summit of table with win against Western Jaguars
Technical University of Kenya (TUK) teams also soared high hitting Kenyatta University 2-1 in the men's National League and edging Multimedia University 1-0 in the women National League to better their chances of grabbing the title this ...
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Magazines Kenya Airways earnings hit by Euro Zone crisis
While the airline depends on the European market for more than one third of its revenues, depressed demand for travel from Europe has severely dented its business this year. "While China is growing and USA showing marked improvement, Europe is sluggish and has been stagnant for the last two years," said Titus Naikuni, KQ Chief Executive Officer. He made these remarks during an investor ...
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Italians note uptick in illegal immigration
As warm weather brings calmer seas, thousands of illegal immigrants are attempting to flee northern Africa for Europe, immigration officials say. That has caused some immigration centers to run far above normal capacity -- and has made for some tragic consequences on the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Monday. Sunday night, seven immigrants attempting to get to Italy ...
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RPT-Moodys Kenya B1 rating constrained by balance sheet institutional weaknesses
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Emergency vaccination campaign protects children from measles in conflict-hit Bangui Central African Republic
An emergency vaccination campaign from 22-26 May is protecting children from measles in conflict-hit Bangui, Central African Republic. BANGUI, Central African Republic, 24 May 2013 - It's the first day of a measles vaccination campaign, and 3-year-old Teves is among the first to be vaccinated at the Ouango Health Centre in Bangui. His mother, Aubierge Goneme, says she learned about the ...
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Kenya Matatu operators warned against strike
Kimaru stood his ground and vowed that the crackdown would go on until there is sanity on the roads. He said the threats would not deter them from enforcing the law and order and bringing sanity to the country's roads. He admitted that the operators had the freedom of expression but was quick to warn them that police would act if the operators broke the law. Kimaru defended his officers ...
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe in electoral climbdown as he agrees to push back date of vote from end of July
Robert Mugabe has acceded to regional pressure and agreed to push back the date for elections in Zimbabwe. The 89-year-old president had risked a constitutional crisis by using special powers to announce polls on 31 ...
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Insecurity in Congo copper province a serious concern U.N
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Security in Congo's copper-mining heartland of Katanga is a "very serious concern" that must be tackled politically and militarily, the outgoing head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission said on ...
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Africa is always at risk of drought
Recurring water shortages endanger local ecosystems and threaten agriculture-based communities. As climate change continues, forecasters expect droughts to become more frequent and severe. In South Africa’s Limpopo province, the Taneen dairy cooperative produces milk for local villages. Chairman of the Mabodibeng dairy cooperative there is Stephen Lebotsa: ';If there’s a ...
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African Union commission chief says up to Zimbabwe to sort out election row
GENEVA (Reuters) - Zimbabweans themselves must resolve a row over President Robert Mugabe's decision to call an election on July 31, the head of the African Union commission said on Monday. Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court ordered Mugabe two weeks ago to hold the poll by the end of July, but Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has rejected his rival's declaration, saying it was too ...
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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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