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NAIROBI, Feb 14 – The Kenyan army says it has crippled Somalia’s Shebab rebels four months after launching an offensive to defeat them, but its superior firepower alone is unlikely to win the battle, analysts said. Military officials claim air s

It is Valentine’s Day? So what, you might be thinking. But according to a Synovate report, 65 per cent of Ugandans fully intend to celebrate love this Tuesday. It takes two, and this survey done in urban areas across various districts in the cou

The government has signed a Financing Agreement with the African Development Bank  (AfDB)  amounting to Euro 4.59 million that will go towards forest conservation.

The agreement was signed on behalf of the Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF)

With uncertainties over oil supplies from the Gulf and Libya, and the Nigerian oil industry constantly under threat from militant criminal gangs, there's increasing interest in East African plays. Italy's ENI and Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum rece

NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of elderly Kenyans are preparing to sue the British government over abuses — including torture, illegal detentions and rape — its forces allegedly committed during its suppression of a 1950s anti-colonial rebellion, a

Kenya has been attracting the the least Foreign Direct Investment from its East Africa neighbors, despite spreading its investments across the region's economies. Intense competition in Kenya , long business start processes and higher expenses have s