December 3

• UK Backs Polls Body On Diaspora Listing

  Capital FM

  The British government now says that the Cabinet should not determine whether or not Kenyans in the Diaspora can vote in the forthcoming elections. Read more »

• U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan Visits Aweil North After Air Attacks By Sudan

  Sudan Tribune

  The United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Susan Page, paid an official visit to Gokmachar, the administrative headquarters of Aweil North County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, on... Read more »

• Darkness Didn't Stop Korean Quartet Playing

  Daily News

  SHEER professionalism reared its head when the lights went out in the middle of the visiting Korean Kallaci String Quartet's concert at the Serena Hotel in Dar es Salaam on Friday... Read more »

• Fred Mtoi's Body Arrives in Dar es Salaam On Tuesday

  Daily News

  THE Funeral Coordinator from BBC Kiswahili Service, Zawadi Machibya, said that a journey to return the body of Fred Mtoi back to Dar es Salaam will commence on December 3, 2012... Read more »

• Activists Call for Better Awareness of HIV/Aids Risks

  Capital FM

  As the world marked World AIDs day on Saturday, statistics revealed that 2.5 million people were newly infected with HIV last year while approximately 1.7 million people died from... Read more »

• Gor Mahia's Logarusic Ruled Out of Soya Awards On Technicality

  The Star

  DESPITE leading Gor Mahia to stardom in this year's Premier League, Zdravko Logarusic failed to make the coaches category shortlist on technicality ahead of next week's Safaricom... Read more »

• Othaya Voters File Case to Block Wambui

  The Star

  Businesslady Mary Wambui's ambition to succeed President Kibaki as the Othaya MP has run into its first political headwind -- the integrity test. Read more »

• Kenyan Picked VP for Regional Planners' Boby

  The Star

  A Kenyan professional Bosire Ogero has been elected Vice President of the Commonwealth Association of Planners for the East African region that covers Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania,... Read more »

• Germany Builds Homes for Trans Nzoia Squatters

  The Star

  The German government has built Sh50 million houses for squatters at Kwanza in Trans Nzoia. The more than 100 houses can each accommodate more than 5,000 families. Read more »

December 2

• Govt Suspends UN Radio Broadcasts [press release]

  Monusco

  The United Nations Organization Mission Stabilization in the Democratic Republic of Congo expresses deep disappointment at a decision taken by the Conseil Supérieur de... Read more »

• Britain Freezes Aid

  New Times

  The government yesterday said it was disappointed by the UK's decision to freeze budget support to Rwanda since it is based on a highly controversial report by a UN appointed Group... Read more »

• Unamid Lends Resources to Fighting Yellow Fever in Darfur

  Unamid

  In an effort to combat the spread of yellow fever in Darfur, the African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has leant its critical logistics support to the Sudanese... Read more »

• Inter-Agency Mission Assesses Return Conditions in North Kivu Region

  UNHCR

  The UN refugee agency has led a joint mission to assess security conditions in an area of eastern Congo that thousands of recently displaced people have started returning to and... Read more »

• Leaders to Pay for Crimes Against Humanity - ICC

  Zimbabwe Standard

  POLITICAL leaders and individuals evading justice despite committing serious crimes now risk prosecution outside the country as efforts are being made to mobilise International... Read more »

• Spanish MP Urges Government to Support Western Sahara's Membership At UN

  SPS

  The Spanish Deputy from the Compromis-Equo Coalition Mr. Joan Baldoví has called on the Government of his country, led by Mariano Rajoy, to work in order that Western Sahara... Read more »

• IMF Lauds Rwanda's Economic Growth

  New Times

  The International Monetary Fund has praised Rwanda's economic growth but warned that fiscal policy during the rest of the fiscal year should be carefully executed as budget support... Read more »

• Genocide Case Opens in Sweden

  New Times

  The hearing of a Genocide case involving Stanislas Mbanenande, a Rwandan with Swedish citizenship, opened this week in Sweden. Read more »

• President Sirleaf Receives Letters of Credence From Ambassadors of Kuwait, Zambia

  Liberia Govt

  President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, in separate ceremonies, received Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Kuwait and of the... Read more »

• Spanish PM Urges Government to Support Western Sahara's Membership At UN

  SPS

  The Spanish Deputy from the Compromis-Equo coalition Mr. Joan Baldoví has called on the Government of his country, led by Mariano Rajoy, to work in order that Western Sahara... Read more »

• EU-Morocco Agriculture Agreement Does Not Include Western Sahara Territories, Confirms Dutch Minister

  SPS

  The Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Mr. Uri Rosenthal confirmed indicated that the Kingdom of Morocco "cannot rely on the references regarding agricultural products in Western... Read more »

• Minister of Planning - Executive Status of Egypt-Italy Joint Projects Discussed

  Egypt Online

  Minister of Planning and Cooperation Ashraf El-Arabi and his Italian counterpart Andrea Riccardi and the delegation accompanying him, and in attendance of the Italian ambassador in... Read more »

• Bilal Attends Mexico's Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony

  Daily News

  VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Mohamed Garib Bilal was among dignitaries who witnessed the swearing-in of Mexico's new leader, President Enrique Pena Nieto in New Mexico City. Read more »

• Mtwara Gears Up for Grand Water Project

  Daily News

  A JOINT water project between the government and European Union that will cost 12 million Euros is in the pipeline and Lindi regional authorities are looking for a contractor. Read more »

• Saharawi Students Demand UN Observer Status for Western Sahara

  SPS

  A group of Saharawi students of Al-Khansaa's primary school, occupied city of El Aaiun, organized peaceful vigils to demanded a UN observer status for Western Sahara, as the... Read more »

• AU-EU Expert Groups Meet in Addis

  Daily News

  THE Africa-European Union (EU) Joint Expert Group (JEG) on Peace and Security met on Thursday at the African Union headquarters here within the framework of the Joint Africa-EU... Read more »