A recent Pan African Banana Conference held in Mombasa, Kenya on October 9, 2008 recommended that African banana producing countries should turn to the untapped potential of local and regional markets where demand particularly in rapidly growing urban centres is

Legislators from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development member countries have passed a resolution urging member countries to come up with an intergovernmental committee to address trans boundary nature conservation.

Fifteen Kenyan fishermen have been arrested near the controversial Migingo Island on Lake Victoria, which may create a rift in diplomatic relations between Uganda and Kenya. Both countries claim ownership of the island.

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development has commended Kenya for playing a leading role in the Somali peace process.

On Monday the Fox TV network that is openly supporting US Republican presidential candidate John McCain gave blanket coverage to the audiotape of a 2001 interview Democratic candidate Barack Obama had given to a Chicago radio station.

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Civil rights and trade union leaders in the United States are warning of last-minute efforts to deny victory to Democratic candidate Barack Obama by preventing thousands of likely pro-Obama voters from casting ballots on November 4.

Five years after the introduction of free primary education (FPE) in Kenya, the enrolment of girls in schools continues to lag behind in Garissa, in Kenya's North Eastern region.

Last weekend, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was in the spotlight in Benin.

The number of children dying before their fifth birthday in Kenya has risen in the past 10 years, according to health specialists.

The Kenya family of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has halted all media engagements until after the US presidential election on November 4 .

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has appealed for respect for aid workers providing assistance to thousands after its staff were attacked by bandits and accosted by security personnel in Mandera, in the northeast.

Ahmed 'Mido' Hossam is looking beyond next year's Fifa Confederation's Cup and believes Egypt have what it takes to become the first African country to reach the World Cup semi-final.

A high-ranking member of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is facing trial on charges of arranging the murder of a Lebanese pop singer.

Against a backdrop of palms and craggy mountains along the Red Sea, the U.S. government announced at the International Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza it would pledge $320 million to help pay for global efforts to fight avian

FOR airlines, the Angolan market is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - elusive yet promises riches.

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday grilled the Minister of Commerce, Monique Nsanzabaganwa over the persistent increase of commodity prices on the local market.

Rwanda's Foreign Affairs Minister, Rosemary Museminali, on Tuesday, appreciated China's support to Rwanda in the areas of health, agriculture, education, capacity building and infrastructure development.

RWANDAN Pure natural honey impressed, attracting buyers and prospective investors in the honey industry at the recently concluded 2008 Apiculture Expo in Kampala.

A day-long workshop on the progress of the East African Common Market negotiations was held at the Kigali Serena Hotel yesterday, amidst calls for the fast tracking and deepening of regional integration to stave off further marginalisation in the global