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Maasai Mara Marvels

Maniagos sizzling platter offers diplomats a rare treat at the World’s Eighth wonder

The quintessential annual wildebeest migration in Kenya and Tanzania is arguably the most captivating and spectacular natural event in the world. The more than three million mammals send out their native enchantment as they cascade over the vast expanses of the newly-crowned Eighth Wonder of World - the Masai Mara...........

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Sarova Panafric - Refreshing African Hospitality

For its variety and ambience, Sarova Panafric takes our prize as the DEA Hotel of the month Set on a hill, encircled by beautifully landscaped gardens on a silhouette of luxurious tranquillity sits a haven, a spit away from Nairobi’s...

DNA

THE NILE WATERS - Feud Over Old Agreements

Egypt and Sudan rattled as upstream countries sign new deal, writes JANE MWANGI A move by five upstream  Nile Basin countries to sign a new water sharing treaty has rattled Egypt and Sudan who have dominated the use of Africa’s...

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NEGOTIATIONS ROUND II Climate: A Global Threat

During the Copenhagen Summit last December, the battle for compensation or the carbon credit negotiations took centre stage. It was the first time ever for Africa to bargain as a bloc.Africa’s demands were not met. But despite this, emerging paradigms...

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HELPING HAND Private Diplomacy and Public Benefit

An act of private diplomacy more than 50 years ago still benefits the children and families of Kanyariri, a rural community near Nairobi. As it became clear in the late 1950s that Kenya would achieve independence, the need for a...

Culture

THE BEAT - Anchor Music in Culture

Music, and its production in East Africa, has not only emerged as a strong tool of expression for young people but has also quickly become the barometer of cultures in the region. There is a new crop of young people...

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Global Stage

Masterplan for Ecowas

The ECOWAS Council of Ministers has adopted the West African Common Industrial Policy (WACIP) action plan. The document is premised on a global vision that will enable member states to benefit from their comparative advantages. WACIP seeks to diversify the...

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The Region

WHEN FOES UNITE Which Way Coalitions

It was a major meeting of economic and business minds, but political economy ended up taking centre stage, as KIISHWEKO ORTON notes of the World Economic Forum Leaders at the May 2010 World Economic Forum on Africa in Dar es Salaam...

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Islamic Banking Debunked

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DOING BUSINESS - World Bank Ranks Rwanda Best

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SPORT AS BUSINESS - Kenya Readies to Host Athletics Showpiece

Kenya hosts the 17th African Senior Athletics championships between July 28 and August 1 and hopes to benefit as a country he impact of development of sport into a money-spinning...

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Travel

Maasai Mara Marvels

Maniagos sizzling platter offers diplomats a rare treat at the World’s Eighth wonder The quintessential annual wildebeest migration in Kenya and Tanzania is arguably the most captivating and spectacular natural event in the world. The more than three million mammals...

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Combating Piracy

Modern piracy is not only a threat to the Eastern - and increasingly also – Southern African coast and regions; it is a threat to international trade in general as it concerns the most important trade route of the world....
Sunday, 18 July 2010 18:14   
LET THE GAMES BEGIN - Africa’s top Athletes to Star at Nairobi 2010

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In 1979, the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) organised the first Africa Athletics Championships in Dakar, Senegal, where it is headquartered.Since then, the biennial event has grown to be the continent’s premier track and field competition showcasing the best talent in athletics.

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Sunday, 18 July 2010 16:59   
Beware Pitffalls of EA Intergration

Optimism about a bold new East Africa has been growing apace. This month, the Common Market protocol, signed last November by the heads of state of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda transcends into a treaty. This comes close on the heels of the January 2010 promulgation of the Customs Union.

Next in the gathering moment on the path to the proposed 2015 East Africa political federation is a single currency anticipated by 2013. All these accolades are quite in order, but should East Africans pop the champagne bottles just yet?

Questions abound about the viability and feasibility of a political federation by 2015 – only five years away! One can be excused for opining that the fast pace of integration is more a matter for EAC bureaucrats and technocrats than that of the 120 million-plus region’s populace.

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