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Kenyans Welcome Obama’s Democratic Party Nomination

Posted by Guest Author on June 4, 2008
Filed in: Community Report, Discussion Lounge, Kenya, Life & Culture, Podcast, Positive Africa, USA
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Kenyans, who have long followed the career of Barack Obama, welcomed the news of the senator clinching the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night. Derek Kilner has more from Nairobi.
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East African Submarine Cable System Receives a Boost

Posted by Guest Author on November 30, 2007
Filed in: Africa, Business & Technology, Discussion Lounge
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), along with other participating development financial institutions (DFIs) has signed loan agreements for the installation of the East African Submarine Cable System (EASSy).
A statement issued by the bank on Tuesday said that EASSy was a landmark fibre-optic cable project that will connect 22 coastal and land-locked African countries to each [...]