East Africa

2009 - the Defining Moment for East Africa

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

ON November 30, East Africans will celebrate the 10th anniversary since the second EAC treaty was signed in Arusha, Tanzania in 1999.

East Africa: States to Fight Climate Change

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

THE Commonwealth has asked developing member states in Africa to invest in activities which reduce the impact of climate change.

Somalia: Somalia - Al-Shabaab Accuses Kenyan MPs Over Youth Recruitment

All Africa (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Somalia Al-Shabaab group has accused Kenyan lawmaker, particularly those from Somali-inhabited region, for backing the secret recruiting of fighters from among young Kenyan Somalis to help the Somalia's weak government fight the Islamist threat.

Kenya: Hague's Wheels of Justice Begin to Turn

All Africa (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

The International Criminal Court prosecutor, Louis Moreno Ocampo, left Kenyans with a clear message - that The Hague process had officially begun. During his three-day visit, the ICC prosecutor ensured that the government understood what was to happen next as the ICC president in The Hague had appointed a three-judge bench to determine the fate of masterminds of the post-election violence.

Sudan: Leading Rights Group Says Evidence against Sudanese Government Presents Opportunity and Obligation for U.S. Leadership

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Human Rights First urges the Obama Administration to take immediate and firm action in response to a new investigative report issued by experts monitoring the United Nations arms embargo on Sudan. The report, released late yesterday, reveals ongoing and systematic abuses against civilians in Darfur and provides detailed evidence of violations of the embargo and related Security Council resolutions...

Sudan: Bar Entry or Arrest President - Al-Bashir Should Not Be Welcome at Istanbul Conference

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Turkey should not allow President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, an accused war criminal, to attend a conference in Istanbul, and should arrest him if he sets foot in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today.

• Turkey: Bar Entry or Arrest Sudan President - Human Rights Watch

Kenya: Ocampo Shielded From Journalists

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Journalists were on Friday harassed by security officers as they tried to interview International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo. Mr Moreno-Ocampo spent the better part of the day at the Nairobi National Park, but security officers would not allow journalists to speak to him.

Kenya: Cheating Now Tech-Savvy

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Smuggling notes into exam rooms or scratching them on the skin used to be the customary ways of cheating in tests. Some candidates would leave notes in the toilets and would walk out and take a peek before returning to the exam room to reproduce them.

Kenya: MP Heckled at Borders Review Public Hearing

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Acrimony and name calling marred a public hearing in Nakuru by the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission.

Kenya: Teachers Protest Over New Hardship Zones Rule

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

Learning was on Friday paralysed in most schools in Marakwet after teachers took to the streets to protest over the degazettement of the region as a hardship area.

Kenya: Secret Report Names Exam Leak Suspects

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

One of the men in police custody over cheating in the current Form Four examinations was a government spy, Saturday Nation can reveal. A police investigation shows the man used to work for the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) as a secret informer on examination irregularities.

Kenya: Films Galore But No Festivity at Cinema Showcase

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

A friend thought it was a fulfilling experience. But I would hesitate to cast the just-concluded edition of the Kenya International Film Festival (KIFF) in such a positive light, given the numerous shortcomings. This doesn't mean there were no glorious moments, however. Hollywood actor Giancarlo Esposito was in town and so was Jean Pierre Bekolo, a Cameroonian filmmaker.

Kenya: Chief Prosecutor Leaves Country, Awaits ICC Permission to Start Investigations

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo leaves on Saturday morning with the fate of Kenya's post-election violence suspects resting with judges at The Hague.

Kenya: ODM Councillors Fight to Retain Chair's Seat at Polls

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

More than 30 ODM councillors from Ol-Kejuado county council are camping in Nairobi ahead of their chairmanship elections after the High court ordered a repeat of the polls.

Kenya: Bus Crushes Three Boda Boda Riders

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Three people were on Friday killed instantly when the motorcycle they were riding on was crushed by a bus on the Bomet-Narok road.

East Africa agreement on land monitoring

patrickguillard | 09/08/2009

The European Commission, represented by the JRC, and the African Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), have today signed a Collaboration Agreement on scientific issues regarding land-cover dynamics. The two organisations aim to collaborate in the field of agriculture and land-cover monitoring to support food security and the management of natural resources in East Africa....