[Business]
Kenya: Beijing office rents rise by 75 per cent  | Wednesday Office rents in Beijing are more expensive than New York after rising 75 per cent last year, as China"s rapid economic growth sparked strong demand, an international real estate company said. The Chinese capital is now in fifth place for ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Trade barriers costing Africa billions of dollars, says WB  | African countries are losing billions of dollars in trade opportunities within the continent due to trade barriers, a new study by the World Bank says. It warns that most African countries, especially those relying on traditional trade partners in Europe, could experience ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Sugar farmers to get Sh500 million loan boost
Kenya: Brazil files suit against Twitter
Kenya: iPhone sales soar but Android handsets win
Kenya: Investors who lost in Discount Securities to get compensation
Kenya: Nine million pupils to get milk in schools this year
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[Sports]
Kenya: Action shifts from Nyeri to Dol Dol  | After last weekend"s rally in Nyeri, motorsports action shifts to the Cross Country Rally Challenge where crowd-pulling Simon Sharpe leads the onslaught for Team JCB/Ganatra Plant and Equipment Limited at the opening contest at Dol Dol next week. Ganatra Plant and Equipment ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Africa: Africa Cup of Nations Cup Day 19 1535: We"ll bring you all of the action from Libreville later, but for now let"s concentrate on Zambia and Ghana in Bata, which kicks off at 1600 GMT. And the team line-ups are in: Zambia line-up: 16-Kennedy Mweene, 02-Francis Kasonde 4-Joseph Musonda, 5-Hichani Himoonde, 6-Davies Nkausu, 8-Isaac Chansa, 11-Chris Katongo ... Read Africa News article at BBC News - Related articles
Kenya: Bad hair day for hosts Gabon
Kenya: "Fightback could turn title race"
Kenya: Tunisia "keeper apologises
Kenya: Coast clubs told they can now sign new players free of charge
Kenya: Advantage Anil as KCB series tees off in Thika
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[Health]
Congo (DRC): Forewarned Is Forearmed But For Lack of Funds  | Health officials" fears that insecurity and a lack of resources could lead to fresh outbreaks of preventable diseases are being proved painfully accurate in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Polio - thought to have been eradicated in DRC five years ago - has made a frightening reappearance in Central Africa.The ... | Read Africa News article at IPS Africa - Related articles
Haiti: Emergency sheds light on needs of pre-quake disabled  | PORT-AU-PRINCE, 15 September 2010 (IRIN) - A man who had a leg amputated after being shot during political unrest in 2004 recently came to an emergency clinic for earthquake victims in Haiti"s capital Port-au-Prince, hoping to get help. Many people with physical disabilities pre-dating the 12 January 2010 ... | Read Africa News article at IRINNews - Related articles
Somalia: A day in the life of a Mogadishu paramedic
Eritrea-ethiopia: Refugees embrace life "out of camps"
Niger: Small steps towards a sustainable future
Sahel: Peanut pastes and milk powders to save children
Kenya: Call to boost disaster preparedness in marginalized north
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[Arts & Entertainment]
South Africa: Scientists discover why smokers are thinner  | Smokers tend to be thinner than people who don"t smoke, and the study led by Yale University and published in the journal Science describes how nicotine activates certain neurons in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. Those neurons tell the body when it"s had enough to ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
South Africa: Michelle Obama to Hollywood: reflect military families  | The First Lady met with members of the writers, producers, directors and actors unions at the Writers Guild Theater to discuss Joining Forces, an initiative aimed at increasing public consciousness and support of military families. Obama said she created the initiative with Jill Biden to help the nation ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
South Africa: Quick Review: Nowhere Boy ****
South Africa: Jessica Simpson joins Fashion Star
South Africa: Connie Ferguson going back to Generations?
South Africa: The new additions to Isidingo
South Africa: Emma Watson is preparing for the next chapter of her life
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[North Africa]
Libya: Chess "tsar" unrepentant over game with Gaddafi  | Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) and former head of the vast Russian desert region of Kalmykia, met with Gaddafi on Sunday and boasted he easily got the better of the Libyan leader on the board. "I would happily meet with anyone," Ilyumzhinov told ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Egypt: Bongani Khumalo will cry in his room: Pitso  | Beating Egypt 1-0 at home. Because that match gives you so much responsibility. Playing at home, you must attack to win and if you don"t defend well you lose. Playing Egypt was mentally exhausting. It was tormenting in the first five minutes to pass instructions to the guys. It was ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Morocco: Lady Gaga sings "Born this way" at Rome gay rally
Egypt: Pressure is early for Amakhosi
Egypt: Teamwork key for Bafana
Egypt: "Bafana must become road warriors"
Egypt: Brave Bafana hold the Pharaohs
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[South Africa]
Zimbabwe: "Mujuru family won"t give up the fight" "); //]]-- Zimbabwe Links Zimbabwe Airtime Zimbabwe Cars Zimbabwe Computers Zimbabwe Jobs Zimbabwe Property Zimbabwe Restaurants Zimbabwe Classifieds Zimbabwe ... Read Africa News article at The Standard - Related articles
Zimbabwe: Meeting aborted as Mugabe, PM clash "); //]]-- Zimbabwe Links Zimbabwe Airtime Zimbabwe Cars Zimbabwe Computers Zimbabwe Jobs Zimbabwe Property Zimbabwe Restaurants Zimbabwe Classifieds Zimbabwe ... Read Africa News article at The Standard - Related articles
Zimbabwe: Illegal "libido herbs" flood Harare
Zimbabwe: Tomana"s views are primitive, says Madhuku
Zimbabwe: Be my Valentine " or is it love?
Zimbabwe: Zim to "export" jobless nurses: Minister
Zimbabwe: Rights activist attacked in Mbare
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[East Africa]
Kenya: Media Council furious at morning show The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has initiated disciplinary action against one of the country"s top radio show for airing offensive material to an inappropriate audience. MCK chairman Levi Obonyo on Wednesday told reporters that the Council, the statutory regulator of media ... Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Rwanda launches pilot online single window to facilitate international trade  | The pilot phase of the single window implementation will run for approximately three months before the full roll out with other organizations come May 2012. The electronic single window allows information and administrative requirements for imports and exports to be submitted at a single entry point online. ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: ODM legislators downplay Raila, Musalia rivalry
Kenya: Workers protest stench of death at city morgue
Kenya: Raila seeks to mend ODM rifts
Kenya: Rights group slam revived Uganda anti-gay bill
Kenya: ODM legislators now want Uhuru, Muthaura sacked
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[West Africa]
Benin: Mashaba goes for big guns  | Mashaba will be hoping that the inclusion of PSL star players will help the under-23 national side move into the last phase of next year"s London Olympic qualifiers. Mashaba"s team were beaten 3-1 by Benin in the first leg away two weeks ago. South Africa now need to ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Ivory Coast: Banned Toure obsessed with weight  | The 16-page report says the Manchester City centre back, who cannot play again until Sept. 2, "has had a problem controlling his weight" for some years. It reads "he has become obsessed with his weight and more particularly the appearance of his belly." The Ivory Coast ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Nigeria: Blue Bulls murder plot case postponed
Senegal: Semenya on track to cast off gender controversy
Cameroon: 4 die in clashes after Eto"o miss
Ivory Coast: FIFA reject whistleblower"s demands
Ivory Coast: Catherine"s wedding dress on display from July
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[Great Lakes]
Congo (DRC): Big break for local music act  | The group, which includes Ntokozo "KO" Mdluli, and brothers Bantu and Eeze Hanabe, have been nominated together with five other African acts - Congolese Fally Ipupa, Nigerians 2Face and D"Banj, Benin"s Angelique Kidjo and Ghanaian D-Black - in the category best African international act. The BET awards honour ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Congo: Portman faked it: ballerina  | Sarah Lane, 27, a soloist at the American Ballet Theatre, insists that she is the victim of a cover-up and that fans of the film were lied to about how much dancing Portman did in the movie. "Of the full-body shots, I would say 5% are Natalie," she ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Congo: "Thir
Congo: Darkness en pointe
Congo: Hunting monsters in deep unknown
Congo (DRC): Mazembe use the juju of moola
Congo (DRC): Mazembe use the juju of moola
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[Horn of Africa]
Somalia: The Journey from Hell Jazeera) - The lorry sways slowly from side to side along a dirt track as it ambles towards its place of rest. The red straw bags, clothes and empty yellow water bottles tied to the rear end of the open cargo hold tower above the pensive faces peering over colourfully ... Read Africa News article at IPS Africa - Related articles
Ethiopia: Discover Africa"s lost kingdoms  | The informative programme is hosted by the British art historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford. He not only takes viewers on an exploration of treasured statues, ancient buildings, art and culture, but also shows us the beauty of our heritage. The African continent is believed to be home to nearly ... | Read Africa News article at Times Live - Related articles
Ethiopia: Mutai runs fastest marathon ever at Boston
Ethiopia: Crashed Ethiopian jet"s second black box found
Ethiopia: Ethiopian loses shoe but wins race
Ethiopia: Crashed Ethiopian jet"s second black box found
Ethiopia: Crashed Ethiopian jet"s second black box found
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