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Obama to Skip Kenya on Next African Visit

Via VOA The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will travel to Africa this summer, visiting three countries. In a statement Monday, the…

May 21, 2013No CommentRead More

Nigeria Switching to Foreign Debt to Lower Costs

Via VOA LAGOS — Nigeria will increase the amount it borrows overseas to around 40 percent of all debt over the next three to…

May 21, 2013No CommentRead More

Uganda’s Daily Monitor raided over Museveni ‘plot’

Ugandan police have raided the offices of at least two newspapers following reports that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son to succeed him.…

May 20, 2013No CommentRead More

Inside Kenyatta’s emerging, assertive policy in East Africa

Via Monitor, Uganda The newly inaugurated government of Uhuru Kenyatta is recalibrating Kenya’s foreign policy…

May 19, 2013 / No Comment / More

Ruto’s luxury jet hire to cost Sh100m

Via Nation Deputy President William Ruto’s office has hired a luxury jet for his travels…

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Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai says Mugabe’s Party is Dead

Via VOA HARARE — Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday declared President Robert Mugabe’s…

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Jay-Z Says Beyonce Pregnancy Rumors Are Not True

Via Bossip There was a collective cheer and groan from the internet last week when…

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Wife finds a bra in husband’s Coat – he claims to have bought her

Mrs Atieno, from Kisumu town is yet to be convinced that her husband actually bought her a bra. The couple…

May 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Woman burns her husband’s visitors with hot water

Ikolomani, Kenya : Sella, from a village in Ikolomani is behind bars for assaulting three people. She is accused of…

May 17, 2013No CommentRead More

The shocking confession of a widow

Mumias, Kenya : A widow in Mumias had nothing good to say about her late husband. The man passed on…

May 17, 2013No CommentRead More

Uganda’s Daily Monitor raided over Museveni ‘plot’

Ugandan police have raided the offices of at least two newspapers following reports that President Yoweri Museveni is grooming his son to succeed him. Two radio stations have also been taken off air, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reports. Last week, newspapers reported claims allegedly…

May 20, 2013No CommentRead More

Inside Kenyatta’s emerging, assertive policy in East Africa

Via Monitor, Uganda The newly inaugurated government of Uhuru Kenyatta is recalibrating Kenya’s foreign policy to reflect an assertive new Africa-centred approach as the central plank of Nairobi’s regional and global policy. Certainly, Kenya’s new “Look Inwards policy”— as opposed to the traditional “Look West”…

May 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Ruto’s luxury jet hire to cost Sh100m

Via Nation Deputy President William Ruto’s office has hired a luxury jet for his travels…

May 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Uganda Army General Faces Certain Arrest for Questioning Museveni

The defense attorney for General David Sejusa, coordinator for Uganda’s intelligence agencies, says his client…

May 16, 2013No CommentRead More

Kenya – Activists use pigs to demonstrate against MPs claim to have a pay rise

Activists today took Kenyan demonstrations to the next level. With blood stained pigs, they marched…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

Ruto ( Kenyan Deputy President ) Promises to Cooperate with Hague

THE HAGUE — Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, promised the International Criminal Court on Tuesday…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

Tough task ahead as Cabinet starts work

President Kenyatta promises to cooperate with ICC

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Kenya sets up anti-doping centre in Rift Valley

Kenya has set up an anti-doping centre in the north-western town of Eldoret, the home of the country’s distance running training camp. Athletics Kenya (AK) said the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) was “concerned” the country’s government was not taking doping seriously. Three-time 3,000m steeplechase world…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

Sir Alex Ferguson: Man Utd lift Premier League trophy

Sir Alex Ferguson marked his final match as manager of Manchester United at Old Trafford by lifting the Premier League trophy on behalf of his team. United beat Swansea 2-1 but had already won their 13th Premier League title and club’s 20th championship on 22…

May 12, 2013No CommentRead More

Pirates knock Mazembe out of African Champions League

Four time African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo have been knocked out of this…

May 5, 2013No CommentRead More

AC Leopards and Esperance through in Champions League

The shock 2012 Confederation Cup winners AC Leopards have become the first Champions League qualifiers…

May 4, 2013No CommentRead More

Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn make it Facebook official with announcement and photos

If there is one thing Tiger Woods is great at, it’s golf. If there is…

March 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Baseball secures home in Uganda

“WE are going to have our own home.” This was probably the first thought of…

February 20, 2013No CommentRead More

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South Sudan Could be Africa Powerhouse: ex-IMF head

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — South Sudan has the potential to become an economic powerhouse in Africa if the government pursues the right policies, former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Straus Kahn, said Tuesday during a visit to the world’s newest nation. “I do believe that…

May 15, 2013No CommentRead More

Kofi Annan: Africa plundered by secret mining deals

Tax avoidance, secret mining deals and financial transfers are depriving Africa of the benefits of its resources boom, ex-UN chief Kofi Annan has said. Firms that shift profits to lower tax jurisdictions cost Africa $38bn (£25bn) a year, says a report produced by a panel…

May 10, 2013No CommentRead More

Africa’s Questionable Growth Rates

Economic statistics regularly show steady progress in Africa’s development, even as much of the continent…

May 8, 2013No CommentRead More

Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse

NAIROBI — Young Kenyans facing a tough job market at home are traveling abroad for…

April 20, 2013No CommentRead More

Africa Sees Strong Economic Growth

The World Bank says while the global economic recovery remains slow, sub-Saharan African countries continue…

April 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Africa’s Richest Man Plans to Build Nigerian Refinery

LAGOS — Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, plans to invest up to $8 billion to…

April 17, 2013No CommentRead More

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Jay-Z Says Beyonce Pregnancy Rumors Are Not True

Via Bossip There was a collective cheer and groan from the internet last week when it was “announced” that King Bey was fully loaded with Camel seed once again. The thing is, she isn’t… After Hot 97′s program director Ebro Darden emailed Jay-Z to congratulate…

May 19, 2013No CommentRead More

Never been kissed – Uganda’s Latest Star Says

Uganda’s new singing sensation, Daniel Kaweesa, has never kissed a woman and is a virgin. He won sh50m in the just-concluded Coca Cola-Urban TV Rated Next singing competition. He had a chat with Denis Dibele about his love life Congratulations! I guess your phone has…

May 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly dies at 34

Chris Kelly, one half of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, has died in an…

May 2, 2013No CommentRead More

Rihana going out, you know she’s doing it in style!

Rihanna headed to her favorite New York City haunt, Da Silvano, last night for dinner.…

May 1, 2013No CommentRead More

President Obama Look-Alike Performs at Washington Events

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — In some countries, people can be put in jail for impersonating political…

April 24, 2013No CommentRead More

Shakira Says Being A Mommy Is Hard Work!

Nobody said being a mommy would be easy, Shakira! Just three months after giving birth…

April 22, 2013No CommentRead More

Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Hold On To Their Love By Holding Hands For All To See!

Rihanna’s Father Says She Works Too Hard And Needs To Take A Break!

Will.i.am & Chris Brown Accused Of Ripping Off Others’ Work For Let’s Go!!

Beyoncé Can’t Choose A Lead Single From New Album! Must Be ‘Of Single Ladies Calibre!’

Heroes The Hit TV Show To Be Brought Back By MSN!

Rapper Psy to Follow ‘Gangnam Style’ with ‘Gentleman’

Booze, Bikinis are Welcome in Egypt, Says Tourism Minister

DUBAI, UAE — Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the tourism minister said on Sunday. Tourism is a pillar of the Egyptian economy but has…

May 6, 2013No CommentRead More

Tanzania church hit by deadly explosion

An explosion at a crowded church in the northern Tanzanian city of Arusha has killed at least one person and injured more than 50. Police say they believe Sunday’s blast was caused by a bomb, and that a suspect has been arrested. The explosion occurred…

May 6, 2013No CommentRead More