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Nairobi hosts Standard Chartered marathon in October

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Nairobi, Kenya - The sixth edition of the Standard Chartered Nairobi International marathon will be held 26 October this year, organisers announced here Friday. Unlike the last three years where the race has been run in two loops in the outs kirts of Nairobi, this year's event will take place in the city centre.

Two American couples blitz Nairobi (interesting new blogs)

Ben Byerly's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Two new American couples have just moved to Nairobi and have great blogs about their experiences. The Mertes Family Blog (Luke, Liesel, and Ada June ) and Mzungu learning in Africa (Tiffany, Jake, and Asante Malloy). Jake is studying translation at NEGST. Tiffany posts the first few days in Africa and pictures of their apartment which is more [...]

Guardian Reviews: The Assassin’s Song by MG Vassanji

Ismailimail (Free subscription) | yesterday

Giles Foden is impressed by a tale in which ancient and modern, religious and secular collide MG Vassanji is one of the unsung greats of African literature. An Ismaili Muslim of Gujarati heritage, born in Kenya and raised in Tanzania, he attended the University of Nairobi before winning a scholarship to MIT to study nuclear [...]

UNHCR helps Congolese refugees return home

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nairobi, Kenya - More Congolese refugees are opting to head home from Tanzania as the situation eases in their home province of South Kivu across Lake Tanganyika, the UN refugee agency said. Among those opting to return home is Kashindi Iddi, who fled his home town of Matongo in 1998.

2010 CAN/World Cup qualifiers: Kenya pips Namibia 1-0

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nairobi, Kenya - In the absence to top flight striker Dennis Oliech, Kenya struggled to pip a determined Namibia 1-0 in a 2010 World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Nairobi on Saturday.

Kenyan newspapers spotlight simmering row over state jobs

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nairobi, Kenya - The fight for senior government appointments and the sacking of the incumbent prisons commandant dominated newspaper headlines in Kenya this week as various political forces rushed to grab plum posts in the lucrative state-run firms.

Somali pirates defy Security Council, threaten port security

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Nairobi, Kenya - United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an end to the rising cases of piracy along the Somali international waters should be enforced to stop the increasing cases of criminality in the region from spread to the neighbouring states, a UN envoy said on Friday.

In Kenya, Some Fear That Fissures Remain

Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

NAIROBI -- In Kenya these days, tourists are slowly returning to safari camps across the Masai Mara game reserve. The economy is hobbling back to life, and the country's once-feuding political leaders often shake hands and exchange conciliatory words in public.

Sharpe’s Longclaw Project - some fantastic news!

10,000 Birds (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Less than a month ago 10,000 Birds launched a fund-raising project aimed at providing funding - in the form of the “Small African Fellowship for Conservation” (SAFC) - to a young Kenyan called Dominic Kamau Kamani who comes from the Kinangop Plateau near Nairobi. The Kinangop Plateau is the core area of the Endangered and [...]

From UK Loaded With Wads of Notes to Invest

All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

It is Sunday afternoon and everything seems slow in Nairobi despite the increased human traffic ahead of the reopening of schools the following day.

African Nations Propose Sanctions on States That Violate Arms Transfer Protocols

Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

A two-day conference which brought together ministers and civil society organizations from 50 African countries, United Nations officials and arms control groups to help form a united position on a convention on arms proliferation, ended in Nairobi on Thursday night with African countries agreeing to propose imposing sanctions to countries behind irresponsible arms transfers leading [...]

Dismissal of Kenya pension fund chief takes new turn

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Nairobi, Kenya - In a dramatic turn of events, the fate of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Managing Trustee Rachael Lumbasyo was sealed after Prime Minister Raila Odinga sided with the decision to terminate her contract with three months to go.

2010 WC: Kenya skipper upbeat ahead tie against Namibia

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008

Nairobi, Kenya - Kenya captain Robert Mambo has expressed optimism that the Harambee Stars will beat Namibia in Saturday's World Cup/Africa Cup of Nations soccer qualifier here.

• Stars Captain Mambo Upbeat - All Africa

UNICEF warns 3 million children facing starvation

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008

Nairobi, Kenya - The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has expressed fears that more than 3 million children have been severely affected by conflict, drought and the steep rises in food prices, leading to acute malnutrition in the Horn of Africa.