[Business]
Kenya: De La Rue witness cannot be traced
| A key witness in the De La Rue money printing saga cannot be traced even with the help of police, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said on Wednesday. Mr Boni Khalwale, PAC chairman, said the committee will now have to rely on ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Shilling declines for seven days in a row
| The shilling on Wednesday weakened against the dollar for the seventh consecutive day as foreign investors shun the local debt market on falling interest rates. At the close of trading commercial banks quoted the shilling at Sh84.50/70 against Tuesday"s performance of ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: ERC raises pump prices again
Kenya: CIC Insurance gets approval to list on the NSE
Kenya: Sugarcane farmers wary of new seed varieties
Kenya: SA beating Kenya in battle for visitors
Kenya: Sugarcane farmers reluctant to take up new seed varieties
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[Sports]
Kenya: Prisons tackle DRC"s Canon in opening tie
The race to Doha"s World Women"s Volleyball Clubs Championships starts with the African Women"s Clubs Championships in Nairobi from Thursday with 16 participating teams. According to the draw for the opening matches done last night, defending champions Kenya Prisons were drawn ...
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Kenya: Kiprop recovers from typhoid to beat Cheromei
Prague Expectations were confounded as Kenya"s Agnes Kiprop won the women"s title in the VW Prague Marathon on Sunday while the hopes of compatriot Lydia Cheromei of a 2:20 performance or better were dashed. Kiprop, who had dropped out of ...
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Kenya: High stakes for Chelsea in Cup final in Munich
Kenya: Address insecurity to save Kenyan cricket
Zimbabwe: Tavengwa trains in Kenya
Kenya: Bayern "catastrophe" ahead of Chelsea showdown
Kenya: "Heineken Champions Planet" excites Kenyan fans
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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: Residents fetch water from unprotected sources
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Zimbabwe: I could grab the new properties: Kunonga
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Zimbabwe: "Mugabe, Mujuru didn"t see eye to eye"
Zimbabwe: ZACC go after Chombo, Dinha
Zimbabwe: Women rights activists blast Mujuru
Zimbabwe: Zhuwao wins case against farm workers
Zimbabwe: Zanu PF orders fresh Mat North poll
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[East Africa]
Kenya: Lorry smashes into matatu killing 10
| Ten people died on Wednesday night after a lorry crashed into a matatu on the Kenol-Murang"a road. Seven others were taken to Thika Level Five Hospital, Murang"a District Hospital and Maragua District Hospital in critical condition. The lorry was heading ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Now High Court blocks Matemu
| A court has blocked the appointment of Mumo Matemu as the chairman of Kenya"s anti-graft agency. The High Court in Nakuru Wednesday issued orders suspending Mr Matemu"s appointment to head the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) pending determination of a case ... | Read Africa News article at Daily Nation - Related articles
Kenya: Muthaura and Ruto to skip Hague meeting
Kenya: Kenyan hotel owners blame polls for low bookings
Kenya: 25 Kenyans apply to join regional assembly
Kenya: Mozambique: Anti-piracy drive paying off
Kenya: PSV saccos join the war against accidents
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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 ...
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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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