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19 min ago | AllAfrica.com

Kenya: Firms Put on Notice Over High Internet Charges

The government has given Internet Service Providers a stern warning: Cut your charges or risk an official price cap.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Internet Service Providers,

8 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

UN to open high-level meeting to boost South-South co-op

The United Nations is to open the most important UN meeting on South-South cooperation in decades as countries from the South assume leading roles in decisions on hot global issues ranging from economic recovery to food security and climate change, the world body announced Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Financial Standard

Kenyan dies in US after accident

A Kenyan man died after he was involved in an accident in the US. The man, who authorities identified as Samuel Kisaka Mwawasi, was driving home at about 3.15pm when his car veered off the road on Old National Highway, a few kilometres south of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, US.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Atlanta, GA, University of Georgia Kennewsaw State

The Washington Post

Africa's largest wind farm set to emerge from Kenyan desert

Kenya built its first wind farm, above, outside Nairobi. In January, construction will begin on a $760 million wind farm in the Chalbi Desert.

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Gulf Times

Aid workers in Somalia moved to Kenya town

Rebel group Shebaab controls much of southern Somalia and parts of the capital Mogadishu .

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Related Topix: Somalia, Africa, World News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

MSNBC

Boy becomes lost face of Somalia's war

The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm.

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Related Topix: Somalia, Africa, World News

AllAfrica.com

Kenya: KenGen's U.S.$200 Million Bond to Power Extra 500mw

An ambitious investment programme by the Kenya Electricity Generating Company could, in less than five years, end the East African powerhouse's reliance on expensive fossil-fuel based power from independent power producers.

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Daily News

Kenyan prisoners die of cholera

Nairobi - A cholera outbreak has killed eight inmates in Kenya's largest prison outside the capital Nairobi and hospitalised 25 others, the commissioner of prisons said Sunday.

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AllAfrica.com

Kenya: Privatisation of Mombasa Port Shelved

The privatisation of Mombasa port has been put on hold as the government tries to convince critics about its viability.

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Related Topix: World News

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Mail & Guardian

TV puppet satire torments Kenyan elite

A rapping president describes himself as "a real bad dude"; a prime minister and vice-president fight over lavatories; and a set of parliamentarians suffer from a brain disease called "corruptophaelia". Welcome to Kenya, as seen and portrayed by Africa's version of Spitting Image , a daring puppet satire that is steadily pushing the boundaries of ...

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Mwai Kibaki, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Independent Online

Pirates hijack Greek-owned bulk carrier

Nairobi - Pirates hijacked a Greek-owned bulk carrier on Thursday in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Piracy News, World News, Yemen, Middle East, Africa

The Star

Cholera claims more lives in Kenya

Nairobi - The number of Kenyans who have died since the start of the year in a cholera outbreak has risen to 89, the Red Cross Society said on Wednesday, warning water shortages could spread the disease to Nairobi.

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Related Topix: Cholera, Health, World News, Africa,

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

World Scout Moot to be held in Kenya

Caption: The Moot that expects to host over 3000 delegates from across the globe is the first one to be held in Africa.

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BBC

East Africa to agree trade deal

East African leaders are due to sign a common market treaty later on Friday. The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi are expected to agree to the free movement of people and goods across the region.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News,

Selkirk Today

African odyssey inspires former high school pupil's charitable nature

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Kenya Travel, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Fri Nov 20, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Kenya: Centum Posts Fall in Earnings

Centum Investment Ltd has reported a 72 per cent drop in pre-tax profit for the six months period ended September 30, 2009.

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AllAfrica.com

East Africa: It's Dawn of New Era for EA Region

Today marks a major turning point in the history of the revived East African Community.

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Related Topix: World News, Rwanda, Africa, Tanzania, Burundi, Mwai Kibaki, Paul Kagame

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Obama: China helping...Wholesale inflation up...Iran on nuclear...

Obama: China helping...Wholesale inflation up...Iran on nuclear tour BEIJING President Barack Obama says China has helped the U.S. pull out of the recession.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News,

Thu Nov 19, 2009

AllAfrica.com

Kenya: Piracy Attacks on Grain Vessels Hit Flour Production

A wheat flour shortage looms as Somali pirates hit closer home -- our dinner tables.

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Related Topix: Piracy News, World News

KHOU-TV Houston

Kenya unveils constitution to avoid vote violence

A government-appointed panel this week unveiled a draft constitution that is part of wide-ranging efforts to avoid a repeat of political violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed after Kenya's December 2007 presidential elections.

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