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Tom Maliti
Hello Africa, this is India calling
The expansion by Bharti Airtel into Africa underscores the rise of India on the continent, at a time when the focus on investment has been on China.
Donors spend $9,3m on Somali piracy cases
Donors will spend $9,3-million to help Kenya and Seychelles prosecute suspected Somali pirates and improve those countries’ criminal justice systems.
Two plead guilty to illegally possessing 700kg of ivory
Two men pleaded guilty in a Kenyan court on Monday to illegally possessing 700kg of elephant tusks.
US moots treaty for mercury reduction
The Obama administration has reversed US policy by calling for a treaty to cut mercury pollution, described as the world’s gravest chemical problem.
Annan: Prosecute Kenya militias over poll violence
Kenyan authorities should prosecute murderous militias implicated in the country’s devastating post-election violence, but also address any ”genuine grievances” they may have,…
Tribe to be the big issue in Kenyan elections
During a work break, Dennis Ouma Ochieng sips his soda and declares the one thing that will decide his choice in Kenya’s upcoming presidential election: tribe. Ochieng, a Luo,…
More than 70 Chadian children ‘flown to France’
Chad will investigate reports that at least 74 Chadian children were flown to France more than a month-and-a-half ago without their parents’ knowledge, a senior judicial official…
Piracy on the rise off Somalia
Piracy off Somalia is on the rise because an Islamic group that had cracked down on pirates was ousted, an official who tracks piracy cases off Africa’s side of the Indian Ocean…
Ethiopia rebels declare ceasefire for UN visit
Rebels in Ethiopia’s volatile east declared a unilateral ceasefire so the United Nations can investigate their claims of human rights abuses in the region. The Ogaden National…
Kenyan leader refuses to sign media law
The Kenyan president refused on Wednesday to approve legislation that has widely been condemned as an attack on independent media because it would allow Kenyan courts to compel…
Kenya Airways loses contact with airliner
Kenya Airways has lost contact with a commercial airliner carrying more than 100 passengers that took off from Cameroon early on Saturday, the airline said. ”The last message was…
US diplomat in Chad to discuss oil-royalties dispute
A senior United States diplomat arrived in Chad’s capital on Monday to meet with officials about a dispute between the government and the World Bank over how the country uses oil…
AU officials travel to Chad in wake of coup attempt
African Union officials travelled to Chad on Friday to study the situation eight days after a rebel attack on the capital was repulsed. The AU civilian and military officers will…
Chad’s oil creates more problems than it solves
In just under 30 months, Chad has become a typical oil-producing, African country, with allegations of rampant corruption, an ongoing fight with the World Bank and a burgeoning…
21st century pirates: well-armed and organised
The pirates audacious enough to raid an oil tanker off Iraq — where the United States military patrols — were anything but the stuff of romance and legend. The three boarded…