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For Rwanda, Saturday may come to be seen as the day the tiny central African nation came out of the diplomatic wilderness.

On the very same day that Rwanda was accepted as a member in the club of former British colonies, the Commonwealth of Nations, Rwanda also managed to re-establish diplomatic relations with its long-time arch-nemesis, France, the nation that many Rwandan politicians blame for involvement in the 1994 genocide.

It's a turning point of sorts for the tiny landlocked nation of just 9 million citizens, reflecting both Rwanda's aspirations of becoming a regional economic powerhouse like Singapore and its Israel-like penchant for pushing around larger, weaker nations in the region.

Wildlife officials here Monday displayed more than half a tonne of recently-seized ivory, reflecting a rise in poaching they said was prompted by the controversial sale of stockpiled tusks last year.

Elizabeth Kennedy, The Associated Press's bureau chief for East Africa until last month, has been named the news cooperative's chief of bureau in Beirut.

Jesuit priest and Nigerian author Uwem Akpan talks about his best-selling short story collection at the University of Michigan.

NAIROBI, Kenya - The EU's anti-piracy force says Somali pirates have seized a super tanker carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia to the United States.Cmdr. John Harbour, a spokesman for the EU Naval Force, says the Greek-owned Maran Centaurus was hijacked Sunday about 800 miles off the coast of Somalia.

Sand quarry owners in Magarini District must from now on sell their sand to the Magarini Sand Harvesters Cooperative Society.

The government is seeking donor assistance for the implementation of Phase two evictions of the Mau Forest.

'The current Constitution should be amended because it is not serving the common good and thus, a new one urgently needs to be presented,' says a note from the Bishops of Kenya who met in Nairobi on November 10-11, 2009, to examine the text of the new Constitution, which was recently presented in Parliament.

Low bulk power purchase tariffs are blocking private investors from developing low cost sources of electricity such as geothermal and wind power.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo, Mary Owido sits with her children Steven, left, Stella, and Brayan, at their home in western Kenyan town of Ahero.

The World Bank projects the Kenyan economy to grow by 3.5 per cent next year, just a unit percentage point up from what will be recorded this year.

Forget trying to grow hybrid maize - Africa already has all the crops, storage systems and knowledge that it needs to grow itself out of poverty After working for many years for Professor Wangari Maathai , and then with the African Biodiversity Network , Kenyan ecologist Gathuru Mburu wanted to share his learnings with his own local community who ...

Miriam Wangu Kanja, was heading home with friends one evening in December 2002, having come from a client's office.

The eviction of squatters from the Mau Forest was top on the agenda of the weekly meeting between President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Tuesday.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo kept his promise of presenting Kenya's case at The Hague. The International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor's message soon after that was clear: "The world is watching Kenya and this court .

Caption: Idd-ul-Adha celebrations are observed after the annual Islamic Hajj Pilgrimage.

The documentary was supposed to have a simple script: Two friends in their 20s leave behind the comfortable suburbs of west St.

Nov. 25, 2009 -- A key UN conference on south-south economic relations will be held in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, early next month, organizers said on Tuesday.

A sketch of freelancer Amanda Lindhout in Afghanistan from 2007 and a photo of her from her Facebook page.

Caption: The prosecutor has stated that he has a strong case against the key instigators of the violence, and that he wants to pursue those "most responsible". The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will make an announcement this week on Kenya's post-election violence, following his preliminary investigation, his office said on Tuesday.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

When Dorothy*, a single mother of five, told her neighbours in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, she had tuberculosis , she expected sympathy and maybe even offers of help.

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the U.S.-flagged ship who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.

More green energy and climate-friendly projects target Africa than ever before, but the numbers still lag behind Asia and Latin America, the United Nations Environment Programme announced today .

Film star Nicolas Cage has visited a Kenyan prison holding suspected Somali pirates awaiting trial to highlight the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he met briefly with a half brother who lives in China and who recently wrote a semi-autobiographical novel about the abusive Kenyan father they share.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt, the EU's naval force said.

Monday, November 16, 2009 at 6:46 a.m. NAIROBI, Kenya - The United States will attend an annual meeting of the International Criminal Court, a body it has so far refused to participate in, the U.S. envoy for war crimes said Monday.

G20 governments see climate change as the greatest humanitarian challenge facing the world, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies .

The Kenyan government is expanding services to meet the growing demand for voluntary medical male circumcision after the launch of a national campaign a year ago.

A chemical tanker with a crew of 28 North Koreans has been hijacked by pirates in waters off Somalia, the EU's naval force says.

DADAAB, Kenya: The recruits assembled by moonlight at a watering hole. Hundreds of boys and young Kenyan men were herded onto trucks, which were covered with heavy canvas and driven through the night.

MPs have confirmed that Kenyans are being recruited to fight on behalf of the Transitional Federation Government of Somalia.

The violence was widespread. It erupted immediately after the announcement of the presidential election results on 30 December 2007.

Kenya's livestock minister says cattle rustlers have killed 11 people near the central town of Isiolo.

With the stroke of a pen, the last of Kenya's honey hunters may soon be homeless.

Where positive results had guaranteed it, it would have been in order for President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to fly politicians -- using your taxes -- to Mombasa where, it seems they have the best political superglue.

The East African community doesna t apply here, the immigration official at this Northern Tanzanian airport barked out at my attempt to seek a more East African reception with my Ugandan passport as I processed my entry into Tanzania recently.

Resistance to a government scheme to upgrade housing in Nairobi's Kibera slum is enmeshed in economics, history and identity.

A story in the Nation, Polluted Wells Threaten the Lives of Thousands, has attracted the attention of Mick Brooke, who, in 1980, had his first borehole drilling contract in Kenya in Wajir.

A Nairobi lawyer and three policemen were on Friday charged afresh with stealing Sh22 million belonging to G4S security firm.

The head of the National Council of Churches of Kenya says he is not happy that the east African country has failed to refer cases of post-election violence to the International Criminal Court - writes Fredrick Nzwili .

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki shakes hands with Wang Zhaoguo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, Nov.

A passenger plane with a recent history of technical problems crashed into an airport VIP lounge in Rwanda's capital, killing one passenger, airline officials said Friday.

On a wet dawn in Nairobi, Kenya, Joan stands on a grubby patch of concrete she calls home.

The draft constitution will be published on Thursday, triggering a series of activities that will, hopefully, give Kenyans a new set of laws by June next year.

On the heels of a federal appeals court ruling that only the U.S. Congress and the executive branch of government - not the courts - can interfere with government-sponsored "extraordinary rendition", a U.S. citizen from New Jersey is asking another court to tell the government it wasn't okay to secretly imprison and abuse him in three different ...

A Nairobian's Perspective !: ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo's Visit to Kenya >> Posted By collinsom92 3 hours, 12 minutes ago in News The International Criminal Courts Chief Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo has arrived n Kenya apparently to address the prosecution of the perpetrators of Kenya's 2007/2008 post election violence that left more than ...

A nine-member commission that will be formed to oversee implementation of the new constitution has its work cut out for it.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Bakara market, Mogadishu Image: Ijo. Two Kenyans who were seized by armed gunmen at a market in Somalia 's capital Mogadishu were released today, according to reports.

KATHARINE HOURELD Somali pirates seize cargo ship with 22 Greek, Filipino sailors on board, EU naval force says NAIROBI, Kenya - NAIROBI, Kenya a ' Somali pirates on Wednesday seized a cargo ship in the Indian Ocean with 22 crew members on board, the European Union Naval Force said.

With the exception of South Africa, most African countries criminalise same-sex relationships with imprisonment, while incidents of violence against gay women and men are poorly investigated and rarely taken to court.

Some of the most widespread forms of malnutrition can best be reduced by delivering micronutrients and fortifying food in new, cost-effective ways, in combination with community outreach work, experts have said.

The key figures behind the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya, in which 1500 people were killed, will be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

A New Jersey man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that U.S. officials were responsible for falsely imprisoning him for several months in Africa on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida. Amir Meshal of Tinto Falls, N.J., says that in December 2006 he fled Mogadishu, Somalia, where he had gone to study Islam, and was accused by U.S. officials who ...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Men's health ; Seniors / Aging Article Date: 10 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST TIME examines the Kenyan government's upcoming survey of gay men and other men who have sex with men in the country's "three biggest cities" in an effort to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. The survey, which will launch next year, "is ...

Safaricom's half year pre-tax profit for the period ending September 30, 2009 rose 1.7 per cent against a competitive environment and dwindling average revenue per user .

Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country's ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines.

Two, blue overalls, of the seven suspected Somali pirates are guarded by Kenyan security officers as they arrived at the port's police station in Mombasa, Kenya, Monday Nov.

This is because the African Development Bank board of directors has approved a total of $452 million for development of road infrastructure in the four countries.

On Thursday Somalia's main Sufi movement, Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa, wrapped up an unprecedented conference in Nairobi to strategise its response to the rise and radicalisation of the Shebab group.

International prosecutor ready to act against government officials accused over deaths of 1,133 people Senior Kenyan government officials suspected of committing crimes against humanity during last year's election violence could be indicted in The Hague as soon as next year, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced.

Kenya is to conduct a survey of gays in an attempt to control the spread of HIV.

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The United Nations kicked off a campaign today mobilizing people around the world to take part in a drive to stop the pandemic of violence suffered by women at the hands of men.

Luis Moreno Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC, speaks during a press conference at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, 7 Nov 2009 The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, ended a crucial visit to Kenya Saturday detailing his plan to speedily investigate and then prosecute the top suspects of the nation's post-election ...

The United Nations says it's running out of food for millions of starving Somalis in part because the United States is delaying aid amid fears it could be intercepted by militants linked to al Qaeda.

Snowmass Village firefighter and paramedic Brandon Potter prepares to hand out stuffed animals to children in the African village of Kolunga, an island community in Lake Victoria, Kenya, last year.

International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo leaves on Saturday morning with the fate of Kenya's post-election violence suspects resting with judges at The Hague.

The ICC is pushing to bring to justice those responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya.

NANYUKI, Two years after violence forced Samuel Mwangi off his farm in the Kiambogo location of Nakuru District in Rift Valley Province, the father of seven is still struggling to rebuild his life and educate his children.

Mobile telephony is a big business in Africa today. It is amazing how M-commerce has quickly hit the market with a bang.

Pirates seized a Greek cargo ship with its Ukrainian and Philippine crew off the east African country of Tanzania today, Greek port police said.

An outlawed sect spokesman has been shot dead in downtown Nairobi. Mr Njuguna Gitau Njuguna of Mungiki's political wing was killed after he was confronted by three unknown assailants in Nairobi's Luthuli Avenue.

The sound of the evening bell at a local boarding high-school in Wajir, in the northeast of Kenya, did not always signal the end of the day's classes.

Separately, pirates on Thursday captured a Greek-owned bulk carrier with 21 crew on board, according to an EU naval force fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Caption: Mr Ocampo's two-day visit follows the Kenyan government's failure to meet a September 30 deadline agreed to by a Kenyan delegation to set up a process of prosecuting top suspects in the deadly post-election violence locally.

El Nino storms have caused major flooding in parts of Kenya's coastal regions, killing at least two people and leaving thousands homeless.

Authorities in central Kenya have ordered hundreds of people to evacuate after a girl was killed when a mudslide destroyed her home following heavy rains.

The vaccine - known as the RTS,S - is targeted to be at least 50 per cent effective against the severe form of malaria and to last up to one year.

NAIROBI: China wants to address the imbalance in its trade with Kenya by encouraging Chinese firms to import more from east Africa's largest economy, its envoy to Nairobi said on Monday.

The United Nations Children's Fund is leading UN relief efforts in north-eastern Kenya, where recent torrential rainfall has brought flooding at the same time as much of the rest of the country endures a prolonged drought.

President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel - the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.

The highly expected merger of Kenya police and the Administration Police will be implemented after all.

A mother watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube in her baby's head. Blood streamed into the anemic 4-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year.

A high powered cross-border peace meeting between Kenya and Sudan scheduled to take place in Moroto in Uganda has been cancelled by Ugandan authorities citing a breach of protocol.

The United States has ended local speculation over the identity of a senior Kenyan official banned from traveling to America, naming Kenyan attorney general Amos Wako as the targeted person.

Caption: Jamaican World Record sprinter Usain Bolt demonstrates what has become his trademark pose to President Mwai Kibaki when they met at Harambee House.

The U.S. Navy says an American-flagged cargo vessel has escaped a brush with armed pirates off the coast of East Africa.

Internet speeds in Rwanda are set to improve dramatically, with the laying of a 1,500 km cable by Green Future, a last-mile connectivity company.

Kenya's attorney general Amos Wako was the senior government official handed a travel ban by Washington last month, the U.S. envoy to Kenya said on Sunday.

When 64-year-old Jimale Irobe was a young man, he guided his herds of cows and camels through knee-high grass.

Sugar millers in Kenya have, for a long time, relied on white sugar as the only source of revenue, leading to challenges that have pushed once known factories into oblivion while others stand on weak foundation.