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Heavy rains disrupt Kenya port's operations

Intense rains have disrupted operations at Kenya's only port, delaying the delivery of grain, sugar and coal, while a queue of vessels waiting to offload cargo is building up, its operator said on Monday.

Kenyan, Somali troops hunt rebels, risk retaliation

Al Shabaab militants parade new recruits after arriving in Mogadishu October 21, 2010, from their training camp south of the capital of Somalia

Al Qaeda linked al Shabaab militants rushed reinforcements to Somalia's southern border with Kenya on Monday in response to a Kenyan cross-border offensive and theatened to take the flames of war across.

Kenya Sends Troops into Somalia to Fight Extremists

Militants of al Shabaab display their weapons on the outskirts of Mogadishu

Kenya deployed columns of troops into neighbouring Somalia and launched an offensive against al-Shabaab militants on Sunday, helping to drive the al-Qaida-linked militants out of two bases.

A currency dealer counts Kenya shillings at a money exchange counter in Nairobi

Kenya tax collection up 15 pct yr/yr in Jul-Sept

Kenya's tax revenues for first quarter of fiscal 2011/12 (July-June) year rose 15 percent to 161 billion shillings compared with the same period a year ago, lifted by a jump in trade and domestic taxes, and was seen higher in he second quarter, its revenue body said.

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Two Female Spanish Doctors Kidnapped from Refugee Camp Near Somalia Border

Kenyan police told Reuters that both kidnap victims are women and that they believe al-Shabab, the Somali militant group linked to al-Qaeda, are responsible.

WHO Says World TB Cases Decline For First Time

The number of people getting sick with tuberculosis has dropped for the first time, while the death toll from the disease reached its lowest level in a decade, helped by progress in countries like China, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Tuberculosis Death Rates Falling Globally: WHO

China made particularly extraordinary success against TB.

President Obama during his Peace Prize speech

Nobel Peace Prize 2011 Winner Might Want to Send Honor Back to Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize 2011 Winner Might Want to Send Honor Back To Oslo

A vendor sells chillies at a food market in Port Louis

Mauritius inflation rises in Sept

Mauritius' year-on-year rate of inflation slowed for a second straight month, with some analysts saying this gave the central bank room to give the economy a boost.

Kenya says LNG facility to cost about $500 million

Kenya expects a planned liquefied natural gas terminal to cost $500 million and take 3-5 years to build once it floats a tender in February 2012 as it seeks to diversify sources of electricity to meet rising demand, an energy official said on Wednesday.

E.Africa gas rush eyed as Anadarko ups Mozambique

U.S. explorer Anadarko Petroleum Corp has raised its estimate of the amount of natural gas it has discovered offshore Mozambique by two thirds, lifting hopes that East Africa could become a major gas exporter.

Somali soldiers carry an injured man from the scene of a suicide attack in Mogadishu Oct. 4, 2011.

Why Somalia's Al-Shabab Promises More Attacks and Death

The Somali rebel group responsible for the suicide bombing Tuesday that killed 70 people has vowed that attacks will increase day by day. But what does al-Shabab want?

Hormonal Contraception Hikes HIV Risk in Women: Africa Study

Women who use contraception injections double their likelihood that they will contract an HIV infection or transmit it to their male partners according to a new research.

A man walks out of the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Kenya's capital Nairobi

Kenya cbank to reopen 2-yr T-bond, yields seen higher

Yields on the reopened Kenyan two-year Treasury bond are expected to jump beyond those on short-term Treasury bills, given the anticipated hike in the central bank's benchmark rate on Wednesday, traders said.

Tanzania arrests 7 pirates after attack on oil vessel

Tanzania has arrested seven suspected Somali pirates after an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum company Petrobras off the coast of the east African country.

Kenya Kidnapping: Can Kenyan Government Protect Tourists?

The ability of the Kenyan government to protect tourists is called into question after a second kidnapping in a month’s time.

Kenyan shilling fall vs dollar, stocks slide

The Kenyan shilling fell nearly one percent against the dollar on Monday on dollar demand from energy sector importers and the interbank market, while stocks were marginally lower as foreign investors sold on global risk aversion.

Kenya"s Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta walks to Parliament

Kenya's Kenyatta at Hague, blames Odinga

Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, appearing at The Hague on Thursday to try to avoid being tried for crimes against humanity, put the blame for violence that followed an election four years ago on his prime minister.

Former Rwandan health minister Casimir Bizimungu

UN court acquits Rwandan ex-ministers of genocide

The U.N. war crimes tribunal for Rwanda on Friday acquitted two former ministers of genocide charges, making them among the most high-profile officials to be found not guilty of playing key roles in the 1994 slaughter of about 800,000 people.

Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out About Nude Photos

Scarlett Johansson has broken her silence for the first time regarding her nude photos that have been circulating the Internet for the past two weeks.

Africa trade bloc COMESA mulls regional infrastructure bond

The African regional trade bloc Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is considering issuing a regional infrastructure bond and is seeking advisers, a senior trade official said on Tuesday.

A man leaves a Woolworths shop in Sandton, northern Johannesburg,

Retailers eye Africa as 'final frontier' for growth

Africa is starting to appear on the radar screens of western retailers as they look for the next growth opportunity in emerging markets while having to cope with subdued consumer spending at home.

Wangari Maathai Dead At 71 After Battle With Cancer

Maathai led a grassroots movement of reforestation in Africa that empowered African women.

Four Things You May Not Know About Gary Johnson

Facts about GOP contender Gary Johnson.

S-PolKa radar on Addu Atoll in the Indian Ocean

Scientists Look to Indian Ocean for Long-Range Weather Forecast

Scientists from 16 countries will converge in the Indian Ocean next month and pool their resources to conduct a six-month field study on how tropical weather developed in that ocean affects weather patterns in other parts of the world.

A mother casts her vote during the Zambian presidential election,

Zambians vote in 'King Cobra vs RB' election

Zambians voted on Tuesday in a closely contested election between President Rupiah Banda and opposition leader Michael Sata, who has been a critic of foreign investment in Africa's biggest copper producer, most notably from China.