| Capital FM Kenya - 18 minutes ago RUIRU, Kenya, Jan 28 - Embattled Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday said he has no plans to quit the government following indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC). |
| For many years now, Kenyan political activists have argued that judicial reform was the prerequisite for ending the "culture of impunity” which underlined almost all our national problems. |
| AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago By Nation Reporter, 27 January 2012 Five people were killed in Moyale after fresh overnight clashes on Thursday between Borana and Garba clans. |
| ISTANBUL - The opposition Syrian National Council on Saturday accused Iran of "participation" in the bloody crackdown on protests in Syria and called on Tehran to stop supporting the Damascus regime. |
| Aljazeera.com - 12 minutes ago Wade is attempting to run for a third term - potentially violating Senegal's constitution - sparking outrage. Banjul, The Gambia - As Senegalese voters prepare to head to polls on February 26, a major controversy is surrounding the incumbent president, ... |
| ADDIS ABABA - Sudan agreed Saturday to free ships with South Sudanese oil as a goodwill gesture to ease negotiations aimed at resolving a furious row over pipeline transit fees with its southern neighbour. |
| The Standard - Jan 27, 2012 By Mutinda Mwanzia The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has said it will embrace Electronic Voting Systems in the forthcoming General Elections to avoid a repeat of ballot stuffing and other malpractices experienced in the 2007 ... |
Last week I postulated that it was unnecessary for Kenyans to be anxious about the ICC verdict on the Ocampo six. I was aware then of the weight of the verdict on the country and the victims. |
| Vanguard - 20 minutes ago Nigerian troops on Saturday killed 11 fighters from the Islamist sect Boko Haram during a shootout in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a spokesman said. |
| Newsday - 43 minutes ago Nation Newsday > News > Nation African Union opens new $200m HQ from China Published: January 28, 2012 10:51 AM By The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - (AP) -- African leaders have inaugurated a new $200 million headquarters that was funded by ... |
| Zambia Daily Mail - 4 hours ago PRESIDENT Sata says Zambians living abroad should invest in their country to contribute to national development. The President says it is not good for Zambians in the diaspora to live a comfortable life while the majority of their relatives back home ... |
| Leadership Newspapers - 2 hours ago The Supreme Court yesterday sacked five state governors: Ibrahim Idris (Kogi), Murtala Nyako (Adamawa),Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto) and Liyel Imoke (Cross River) who overstayed their four- year tenure. |
| Washington Post - 5 hours ago KINSHASA, Congo - Congo's top opposition leader is calling for a strike over last year's much-criticized election. Etienne Tshisekedi on Friday called for the strike to start Monday, but it is unclear if his call will be heeded. |
| Daily Mail - 19 minutes ago By Beth Stebner An American Express mailer was recently sent out advertising a seven-night cruise touring Italy, France, and Spain for the tantalising price of $749. |
| Atlanta Journal Constitution - 11 minutes ago By JUERGEN BAETZ AP BERLIN - Germany is proposing that debt-ridden Greece temporarily cede sovereignty over tax and spending decisions to a powerful eurozone budget commissioner before it can secure further bailouts, an official in Berlin said Saturday ... |
| Bowling Green Daily News - 4 hours ago SEAL Team 6 should again be saluted for performing a daring rescue that resulted in saving the lives of two people who had been held hostage for months and taking out their kidnappers in the process. |
| Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago Libya has become used to uprisings - but this time it was “freedom fighters” who were forced out of the town of Bani Walid, a former Gaddafi stronghold, by a population they claimed to have liberated. |
| New Zimbabwe.com - 4 hours ago by Phyllis Mbanje THE Mujuru family wants to bring in a South African expert to re-examine the findings of a state pathologists who concluded that General Solomon Mujuru died from smoke inhalation, the inquest into the ex-army chief's death heard ... |
| BusinessWeek - Jan 27, 2012 By Johnstone Ole Turana Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Kenya's shilling strengthened for the fourth day as the central bank failed to attract any bids for its repurchase agreements. |
Daily Nation - Jan 26, 2012 By PAUL OGEMBA pogemba@ke.nationmedia.com The National Social Security Fund wants an urgent meeting of shareholders held to resolve the dispute over the management of East Africa Portland Cement Company. |
| The Guardian - Jan 26, 2012 The first Twitter map of Africa shows the social network is forging links between smartphone users from Cape Town to Cairo while, with a few exceptions, political and business leaders are yet to get the hang of tweeting. |
| Yahoo!7 News - Jan 27, 2012 VILNIUS (AFP) - Lithuania's central bank said Friday it had been hit by a cyber-attack, but had eventually overcome the assault on its website and other online services. |
| Geekosystem - 18 hours ago by Max Eddy | 4:55 pm, January 27th, 2012 A mere 19 hours ago, shocking photos of a man named Omari were posted to Reddit. Omari had just been released from the hospital after having his face slashed by roving thugs while single-handedly defending the ... |
| Calgary Herald - 6 hours ago SMARTPHONES . Apple Inc.'s record 37 million iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2011 made it the world's leading smartphone vendor for the quarter, barely topping rival Samsung Electronics Co. |
| Africa Review - Jan 27, 2012 LAJ, A Sierra Leonean rapper who heads the Red Flag Movement or RFM., was involved in the Freetown incident. Photo | FILE | By KEMO CHAM in FreetownPosted Friday, January 27 2012 at 16:59 Drama featuring a popular Sierra Leonean hip-hop star, LAJ, ... |
| Huffington Post (blog) - 16 hours ago Sundance, for me, begins and ends with Ice-T. Attending for the first time this year, I landed Saturday amidst a disastrous snowstorm, and, due to time constrictions, was forced to schlep my suitcase around in the blizzard. |
| Daily Monitor - 19 hours ago By WANGUI MAINA (email the author) For a reader looking for literature published in Africa, one has to get the ink-and-paper version as few publishers have moved online. |
| SuperSport.com - 3 hours ago Africa Cup of Nations co-hosts Equatorial Guinea coach Gilson Paulo has reiterated his side's desire to win their final Group A game against Zambia in Malabo on Sunday evening, despite having already qualified for the quarterfinals. |
| Myjoyonline.com - 3 hours ago Ghana's mercurial midfielder Kwodwo Asamoah has been handed a starting place in a tricky West African duel against Mali in Group D. Asamoah sat out of the opener against Botswana in which the Stars laboured to win by a solitary goal. |
| New Zealand Herald - 12 minutes ago By James Lawton Novak Djokovic. Photo / AP One day, Andy Murray may have to settle for less - accept that, for all the gifts heaped upon him, the vital one is still missing. |
| Khaleej Times - 7 hours ago By Alex Leach Ayele Abshero led home an Ethiopian clean sweep in the elite men's race of the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday morning, breaking the course record by half a minute. |
| FOXSports.com - 40 minutes ago Eric Gerets' first experience of the African Cup of Nations didn't go how he thought it would. Gerets' talented Morocco team arrived as favorite to qualify from Group C only to lose to North African rival Tunisia and then concede a goal deep in ... |
Inter Press Service - Jan 27, 2012 By Kristin Palitza CAPE TOWN , Jan 27, 2012 (IPS) - If there was no HIV/AIDS, South Africa would have 4.4 million more people than today, the size of a major city. |
| The Standard - 20 hours ago By JOE KIARIE Whenever Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) is mentioned, the impression of a well-known international medical facility comes to mind. |
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