The government and rebels have traded accusations of breaking the ceasefire deal intended to calm violence in South Sudan.
President Hery Rajaonarimampianina has taken over officially from coup leader Andry Rajoelina, pledging to create a climate conducive to investment.
President Salva Kiir’s government and the rebels backing Riek Machar have signed a ceasefire deal, a "critical first step" in peace negotiations.
Kenya’s central bank chief Njuguna Ndung’u has had a career dogged by persistent market chaos, drawing heavy criticism about his tenure.
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/ 24 January 2012
The IMF predicts that even as rich countries face a slowdown, sub-Saharan African economies are expected to post nearly 6% average growth in 2012.
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/ 16 January 2012
Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of a $4-million ransom,
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/ 29 October 2011
Kenya will end its campaign against the al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia when it is satisfied it has stripped the group of its capacity to attack.
Kenyan police have arrested a man suspected of belonging to a terrorist group, after two blasts in Nairobi killed one person and injured more than 20.
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/ 25 October 2011
Two grenade blasts killed one and wounded more than 20 in Nairobi, apparently in retaliation for Kenya’s hunt for al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia.
Zain Kenya plans to invest more than 25-billion shillings in the next 18 months in a bid to gain market leadership.