Kenya
Kenya riots rage a day after killing of radical cleric linked to Al-Qaeda
World
August 28, 2012
Kenya riots rage a day after killing of radical cleric linked to Al-Qaeda
Rioters clashed with police in Kenya's port city of Mombasa for a second day Tuesday, after the killing of a…
Dozens butchered in Kenyan ethnic clashes
World
August 22, 2012
Dozens butchered in Kenyan ethnic clashes
At least 48 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst…
Kenya to build 24 Nile dams, sources say
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Kenya to build 24 Nile dams, sources say
Kenya is planning to build 24 dams on the Nile within 10 years, sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm, adding that Kenyan…
Work on Africa’s biggest wind farm in Kenya to begin
Environment
March 24, 2012
Work on Africa’s biggest wind farm in Kenya to begin
The construction of what is to become Africa's biggest wind farm will start by June in an arid region of…
Fighting corruption with information: Stories from abroad
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Fighting corruption with information: Stories from abroad
Freedom of information (FOI) is not yet a basic right Egypt. But that could soon change with the writing of…
Airport authorities find ducks stuffed with gold powder in luggage
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Airport authorities find ducks stuffed with gold powder in luggage
Cairo International Airport authorities on Monday seized half a kilogram of gold powder hidden by an Egyptian passenger inside two…
Kenya and Botswana cancel Egypt matches after Port Said violence
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Kenya and Botswana cancel Egypt matches after Port Said violence
The Kenya and Botswana national football teams have declined to play friendly matches against Egypt scheduled for February, the Egyptian…
After daring rescue, US, Danish hostages on way home
World
January 26, 2012
After daring rescue, US, Danish hostages on way home
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man will soon be safely…
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Egypt
January 13, 2012
Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is currently on a six-country tour of the Nile Basin countries as Egypt increases its…
Egypt FM starts tour of Nile Basin countries
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Egypt FM starts tour of Nile Basin countries
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on Monday started a tour of six Nile Basin nations, Egyptian diplomatic sources said. Amr…