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EU in Kenya poll tribunal threat

The EU threatens to withhold aid to Kenya unless it sets up an international tribunal for post-election clashes.

Kenya taps into Brazil's ethanol expertise

Last month, a team of four ethanol experts from Brazil visited the East African country as part of a program to share advice.

Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya

Suspected Somali gunmen kidnap two Italian nuns in Kenya and take them to Somalia, officials and witnesses say.

Much of the World Applauds Obama

From Kenya to Britain, Indonesia to Korea, many people see signs of hope.

Obama naming craze for Kenyan babies

A craze of naming new babies Obama hits Kenya, where his father came from.

Kenya declares holiday for Obama

Kenya declares a public holiday to celebrate the election of Barack Obama in the United States presidency.

Obama's Kenyan Relatives Cheer Win

Obama's relatives in western Kenya cheer election of 'son of the soil'

PHOTOS: World Reacts to Obama's Win

From Kenya to Rome, supporters of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama took to the streets to celebrate Tuesday's historic win.

TRADE-EAST AFRICA: Low Crop Prices Drive Farmers to Marijuana

MIGORI (Kenya), Nov 3 (IPS) - Kenyan small-scale farmers have moved across the border into Tanzania to cultivate marijuana or ‘‘bhang’’, as the cannabis sativa plant is locally called. One of them is 25-year-old Steve Odhiambo. He believes that the international and local campaign against bhang harms only the small growers while the true profiteers get away.

KENYA: Biofuels Boom and Bust

NAIROBI, Oct 24 (IPS) - The Kenyan government has hailed bio-diesel as an innovation that combines green politics with poverty reduction. But recent drops in biofuel prices have caused concern about the sustainability of alternative fuel production.