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East Africa new frontier for oil exploration - AFP

14 hours 2 min ago

AFP

East Africa new frontier for oil exploration
AFP
HOUSTON, Texas — East Africa has become a promising new frontier for oil exploration and major multinationals are jostling for the rights to search for ...

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East Africa: Rwanda, DRC Women Denounce Sexual Abuse - AllAfrica.com

14 hours 17 min ago

East Africa: Rwanda, DRC Women Denounce Sexual Abuse
AllAfrica.com
Kigali — Women from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday called for an end to sexual abuse used as a weapon by armed groups operating ...

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East Africa: Plans for Region's US$900 Billion Railway On - AllAfrica.com

19 hours 35 min ago

East Africa: Plans for Region's US$900 Billion Railway On
AllAfrica.com
The major project provides for a vast network of additional railway lines within East Africa and others linking the region to neighbouring Ethiopia, ...

East Africa: EAC Governments Urged to Address Unemployment - AllAfrica.com

19 hours 36 min ago

East Africa: EAC Governments Urged to Address Unemployment
AllAfrica.com
This has resulted into increasing numbers of unemployed people especially the youth, the ILO Director for East Africa based in Dar Es Salaam Alexio Musindo ...

McDonald's Sales on the Rise - Zacks Tale of the Tape - Benzinga

Tue, 2010-03-09 19:02

Boston Globe

McDonald's Sales on the Rise - Zacks Tale of the Tape
Benzinga
McDonald's Corporation's (MCD) comparable sales are on the rise. After climbing 2.6% in January 2010, comparable sales rose 4.8% in February, ...
McDonald's Posts Robust SalesWall Street Journal
Summary Box: A look at McDonald's February sales around the globeLos Angeles Times
McDonald's February same-store sales rise 4.8%MarketWatch
Forbes -BusinessWeek -Calgary Herald
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East Africa: URA Streamlines Temporary Online Car-Importation Process - AllAfrica.com

Tue, 2010-03-09 12:06

East Africa: URA Streamlines Temporary Online Car-Importation Process
AllAfrica.com
Kampala — Uganda becomes the first country in the East African Community to launch a web-based application to facilitate the temporary importation of ...

East Africa: Akamba Buses to Ferry Fans for World Cup - AllAfrica.com

Tue, 2010-03-09 12:06

East Africa: Akamba Buses to Ferry Fans for World Cup
AllAfrica.com
Kampala — Akamba Public Road Services has designed 30 special buses to carry football fans from the East African region to watch the World Cup in South ...

East Africa Com 2010, 400% growth in registrations - IT News Africa

Tue, 2010-03-09 08:11

Business Daily Africa

East Africa Com 2010, 400% growth in registrations
IT News Africa
East Africa Com 2010 Congress, to be held on 27-28 April 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya, has so far registered a record breaking number of delegates, with over 140 ...
East Africa: State to Compete in EA Rugby TourneyAllAfrica.com
EA edges closer to having common laws on fake goodsBusiness Daily Africa
Twigas to face Kenya in rugbyThe Citizen Daily
The South African Star -New York Times -Cape Business News
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US Firm Urges Affordable Internet Access for East Africa - Voice of America

Mon, 2010-03-08 17:50

Business Daily Africa

US Firm Urges Affordable Internet Access for East Africa
Voice of America
Photo: AP A US-based organization that promotes the use of the Internet is urging leaders in east Africa to make the Internet accessible and affordable to ...
Internet set for radical changeDaily Nation

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Citadel launches $150m East Africa co-investment fund - AltAssets

Mon, 2010-03-08 17:04

Reuters Namibia

Citadel launches $150m East Africa co-investment fund
AltAssets
The fund, which will be the firm's first co-investment vehicle, is to focus on East Africa, where the firm has pledged to invest $200m to $400m over the ...
Egypt's Citadel setting up $150 mln Africa fundReuters
Kenya rail set for major changesCapital FM

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East Africa: Seafarers Sound the Alarm Over Suspicious Flags - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 2010-03-08 14:09

East Africa: Seafarers Sound the Alarm Over Suspicious Flags
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — Are the unregulated Flag Of Convenience (FOC) to blame for security lapses in the region? This is the question many maritime experts are asking. ...

East Africa: EA Defence Chiefs May Send Military to Countries in Crisis - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 2010-03-08 13:50

Business Daily Africa

East Africa: EA Defence Chiefs May Send Military to Countries in Crisis
AllAfrica.com
The Karen-based East Africa Standby Brigade, in which Kenya has been assigned the planning role, is a case on which the joint unit is being established. ...
East Africa strikes free trade deal with the EUBusiness Daily Africa

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East Africa: State to Compete in EA Rugby Tourney - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 2010-03-08 13:33

East Africa: State to Compete in EA Rugby Tourney
AllAfrica.com
"Matches will be played in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, to enhance the spirit of East Africa community," he said. He said mini-rugby, schools rugby and ...

Key Energy Services in JV with Abu Dhabi's AlMansoori - Reuters

Mon, 2010-03-08 12:27

ArabianBusiness.com

Key Energy Services in JV with Abu Dhabi's AlMansoori
Reuters
March 8 (Reuters) - Oil service provider Key Energy Services Inc (KEG.N) said it has formed a new joint venture with Abu Dhabi's AlMansoori Specialized ...
Key Energy Services forms JV in Middle EastBusinessWeek
AlMansoori Petroleum Services to form joint venture with Key Energy ServicesTrading Markets (press release)
Key Energy pairs upUpstream Online
Eye of Dubai (press release) -Al-Bawaba
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Women in Africa and the Middle East have little to celebrate - Montreal Gazette

Mon, 2010-03-08 10:05

Novinite.com

Women in Africa and the Middle East have little to celebrate
Montreal Gazette
Millions of women in the Middle East, Africa, and around the world never reach their potential because they remain uneducated and subjugated by ...
International Women's Day 2010 - Equality, opportunity and progress for womenReliefWeb (press release)

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Record breaking operator registrations for East Africa Com 2010 Congress - Al-Bawaba

Sun, 2010-03-07 18:05

Record breaking operator registrations for East Africa Com 2010 Congress
Al-Bawaba
East Africa Com 2010, the only dedicated congress for telecommunications professionals from across the whole of East Africa, is currently exceeding all ...

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East Africa strikes free trade deal with the EU - Business Daily Africa

Sun, 2010-03-07 15:46

Business Daily Africa

East Africa strikes free trade deal with the EU
Business Daily Africa
... where the Europeans reportedly agreed to finance priority development programmes in East Africa, removing a major obstacle to conclusion of the deal. ...
Kenya's East African Cables posts 22% drop in pre-tax profit.ISI - Emerging Markets (subscription)
EAC election manual gets mixed reactionsThe Citizen Daily

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Pirates free Thai fishing boat with Russia crew - AFP

Sun, 2010-03-07 14:45

Los Angeles Times

Pirates free Thai fishing boat with Russia crew
AFP
BRUSSELS — Somali pirates on Sunday freed a Thai fishing trawler, hijacked off east Africa in October last year, after the payment of a ransom, ...
Pirate Swarm Raises Fears Of More ViolenceSky News

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Mottaki: Returning peace to region helps East African development - ISNA

Sun, 2010-03-07 10:56

Press TV

Mottaki: Returning peace to region helps East African development
ISNA
... Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said returning peace and stability to the region paves the way for welfare, development and construction of East Africa. ...
Iran - FM: Tehran ready for cooperation for peace in east AfricaISRIA (registration)
Iranian FM Begins African TourFars News Agency

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