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All eyes are glued to the radar screen in anticipation of the cyclone season in Madagascar, and this year the authorities and their humanitarian partners hope not be caught off guard.

Authorities in Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have embarked on efforts to reduce charcoal use in urban areas to curb deforestation, officials said.

The president of Somalia's interim government has traveled to Libya on a previously undisclosed trip, a government official has said.

African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers have began deploying at an army base formerly housed by Ethiopian troops, Radio Garowe reported Monday.

Wizara ya Mambo ya ndani ya Ufaransa imesema mtu anayedhaniwa mkuu wa jeshi la ETA wanaotaka kujitenga kwa jimbo la Basque nchini Hispania, amekamatwa Ufaransa.

The widening split between Somalia's leaders could lead to the total collapse of the transitional federal government (TFG), a Nairobi-based regional analyst, who requested anonymity, has warned.

East African countries have failed to agree on how to handle three major pertinent issues: land ownership, free movement of people and permanent residence.

Mobile service provider Safaricom defied increasing market competition to post a Kshs 8.9billion pre-tax profit in the first half of this year.

You are invited to Obama's swearing-in ceremony in Kogelo, Kisumu! Parking starts in Kericho. Make sure you make your way early enough so that you do not park in Nakuru (about 280 km away)", screams a short message service I received on my cellfone on Nov 5, 2008, immediately Obama was named as President-elect of the United States of America.

The senior United Nations envoy to Somalia today urged the country's leaders across all sectors to put aside their differences and unite to consolidate stability in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa nation.

Pirates have seized a Saudi-owned supertanker and its 25 crew members off the Kenyan coast, the United States Navy announced Monday.

The very large crude tanker Sirius Star was attacked more than 450 nautical miles southeast of Mombasa, Kenya. The ship is flagged in Liberia, owned by the Saudi Arabian based Saudi Aramco, and operated by Vela International. The crew of 25 includes citizens of: Croatia, Great Britain, The Philippines, Poland, and Saudi Arabia.

THE greatest revolution in the health sector is the national policy to protect workers' health. It came into force early this year.

Ask the doctor with Dr. Paulâ-àSemugoma

The NUEW branch office in Forto-Sawa rehabilitated 50 families supported by women through livestock, according to Ms. Amna Ejel, head of the branch office.

The history of the current Eritrean generation can be explained as a "history of laying strong foundation for a huge stride in economic development". To this end we are at present resolutely striving to multiply the limited resources we have through determination and hard work so as to lay the groundwork for a gradual political, economic and cultural transformation.

Members of the Bidho Construction Company alongside their active participation in the construction of the Egla-Foro road have constructed a water reservoir with a capacity of holding 100,000 cubic meters of water in Dirar-Mengo, Adi-Keih sub-zone.

In line with the initiative taken by Eritrean nationals residing abroad to assist families of fallen heroes, about 630,000 Nakfa has been extended to a total of 127 families in different administrative areas of Senafe sub-zone.

Beginning this week, East African Business Week will publish regular articles on capital markets and stock exchanges in East Africa. The author, Emin Pasha, says, "In financial reporting in our region, there is a clear gap between the journalists who write about finance (often wrongly) and the financial guys who write technically correct but frankly unreadable articles that are well over the heads of the investing public.

Oil prospector Tullow Oil has said it is set to drill what it called 'potentially transformational wells' in Uganda and Ghana over the next few months.