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Glaxo gives price pledge as malaria shot holds hope

More than 5,500 children across Africa have been given an experimental new malaria vaccine and the British drugmaker behind it, GlaxoSmithKline, promised on Wednesday that price would be no hurdle if it works.
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Annan says some Kenyan big men to face ICC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is likely to try a handful of big men behind Kenya's post-election crisis which will send a powerful message to the rest of Africa, former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said on Wednesday.
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BigGovernment reveals ACORN scandal (video+ transcript)

The news website BigGovernment.com revealed Thursday a videotape and transcript showing officials of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)in assisting individuals how to lie to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
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Vaccines could halve sickle-cell deaths in Africa

Vaccination against bacterial infections using vaccines readily available in developed countries could save the lives of thousands of children with sickle-cell anemia in Africa, researchers said on Thursday.
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Africa's Other Roof : Climbing Mt Kenya

Take Africa's peaks: at 5,895m Kilimanjaro - the continent's highest point, the world's highest hiking peak, a visually satisfying snow-topped monolith - steals the show.
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Tiomin says Chinese co to buy 70 pct of its Kenya unit

Canada's Tiomin Resources Inc said it signed an investment agreement with China's Jinchuan Group Ltd, following which the top Chinese nickel producer will acquire 70 percent equity interest in Tiomin Kenya Ltd (TKL).
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Bamburi says H1 pretax profit jumps 55 percent

Kenya's biggest cement producer, Bamburi, reported a 55 percent jump in first-half pretax profit to 4.5 billion shilling ($59 million), as the economy recovered from last year's violence.
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Travels with a donkey

Chaperoned by a pack of mules and local Samburu warriors, take in the beauty of northern Kenya
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Why it’s OK to go to Africa

People who've traveled through Africa almost always say it was an amazing and unforgettable experience, yet most others are still either scared or disinterested.
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Bill Clinton in North Korea to win reporters' release

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday to try to win the release of two jailed American journalists, a move some analysts said could mark the isolated state's return to talks over nuclear weapons.
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Maasai music on iTunes? U.N. agency works to help

The Maasai people of Kenya have enlisted the United Nations to help turn their songs, dances and stories into copyrighted assets, a model that could create new income for indigenous groups worldwide.
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Clinton to meet Somali president in Africa trip

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to meet the president of Somalia's transitional government during a seven-nation trip to Africa next week, the State Department said on Monday.
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G8 pledges $20 billion in farm aid to poor nations

G8 leaders pledged $20 billion (12.3 billion pounds) in farm aid to help poor nations feed themselves, surpassing expectations on the final day of a summit that has yielded little progress on climate change and trade.
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Delta halts launch of Kenya and Liberia routes

Atlanta based Delta Air Lines Inc. has postponed indefinitely its long-awaited inaugural flight Kenya and Liberia after the Department of Homeland Security told the carrier more time would be needed to approve the carriers request.
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Africa's upwardly mobile money

To 28-year-old Kenyan Mary Wanjiku, her cell phone is not just a cell phone. It is also a cheap, safe and easy way of sending her mother $40.
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Kenya to enact laws regulating mobile phone banking

Kenya is introducing several laws to strengthen its financial sector as new products such as mobile phone banking fill the market in the wake of technological advances, its finance minister said on Monday.

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