May 22
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Alleged Pirates Face Trial in Paris
RFI
The trial has opened in Paris of six Somalis charged with taking the 30 crew of luxury sailing ship Le Ponant hostage in the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden in 2008. Read more »
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Kamwaro Opposes Life Terms for Traffic Offenders
The Star
Former traffic licensing board chairman Hassan ole Kamwaro has opposed an amendment to the Traffic Act proposing life jail terms for some traffic offenders. Read more »
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German Frigate FGs Bremen Joins EU Naval Force in the Horn of Africa [press release]
EU Navfor
FGS BREMEN has commenced her tour of duty patrolling the waters of the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa as the tenth ship of the EU NAVAL FORCE (EU NAVFOR). Having left her home... Read more »
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The RIA - Another Challenging Matter for the House of Reps [editorial]
New Dawn
Recently, the Roberts International Airport or RIA in Margibi County was the focus of attention in almost all of the news media in Liberia. At the core of the news was the very... Read more »
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Roadworthiness Control - War Against Worn-Out Vehicles On-Going
Cameroon Tribune
The exercise is to ensure users obtain authentic roadworthiness certificates for their vehicles. Read more »
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Swapo's Erongo Leader Dies in Accident
Namibian
SWAPO'S regional coordinator for the Erongo Region, Tommy Kaimbi (62), was killed in a car crash on Friday night between Arandis and Usakos. Read more »
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Repair Kenol Road, Kamotho Appeals
The Star
Several leaders from Murang'a have demanded the immediate repair and upgrading of the Kenol-Murang'a road. Former Cabinet minister Joseph Kamotho and two Kiharu parliamentary... Read more »
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Kikopey IDPs Get Stuck in the Mud, Spend Night in the Bus
The Star
A resettlement journey for a group of IDPs from Kikopey in Gilgil ended on a sour note after they spent the night in the cold. The over 500 IDPs were forced to sleep in their... Read more »
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Survey Over Ethiopia, Nation Border On Hold
The Star
Survey to establish the location of the border between Kenya and Ethiopia has been suspended due to tensions in Turkana North. Experts and other surveyors who had started work... Read more »
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State Embarks On Fresh Eldoret Airport Marketing
The Star
The government plans to launch a fresh initiative to market the Eldoret International Airport which has been underutilised since it's opening more than a decade ago. Minister for... Read more »
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Tour Drivers Welcome New Rules to Curb Accidents
The Star
TOUR drivers have welcomed the new traffic rules aimed at curbing road accidents. The Kenya Tourists Drivers and Guides Association vice chairman Andrew Mungatana said the new... Read more »
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Airways Direct Flight to New Delhi
The Star
The capital city of a country is just like the heart in our body. It is essential for governance, social progress and economic growth. Kenya Airways has now included the city of... Read more »
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Roads Authority to Launch Database
Addis Fortune
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is set to inaugurate a new, 30 million-Br road sector database system in the coming weeks, following the completion of migrating its data to the... Read more »
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23 Pupils Injured in Kitui Lorry Accident
The Star
Twenty-three pupils of Mandongoi Primary School were injured after a lorry they had boarded to a sporting event overturned. They were rushed to Kitui District Hospital. Following... Read more »
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EU Naval Force Warship ITS Scirocco Enhances EU Cooperation With Seychelles [press release]
EU Navfor
On 16 May 2012, Italian EU NAVFOR warship ITS SCIROCCO provided a one-day training session for the Seychelles Coast Guard and on 17 May 2012 welcomed the Principal Secretary of... Read more »
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Traffic Surge Sends Region Aviation Experts to Expand Facilities
Focus
Aviation authorities in east African must fast-track efforts to improve facilities at airports if they are to cope with surging traffic, it was observed at the end of a recent... Read more »
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Police, STF Deny Receiving Order to Enforce Ban On Okada in Jos
Daily Trust
The Plateau State Police Command and the Special Task Force (STF) yesterday denied suggestions that they refused to enforce the state government's ban on motorcycles. Read more »
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Residents Decry Traffic Congestion At Kubwa Market
Daily Trust
Traffic congestion caused by traders transacting business along the road leading to Kubwa main market has become a source of concern to residents of the area, who have called on... Read more »
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Lawhill Maritime Programme Wins International Award
Biz-Community
The Lawhill Maritime Studies programme - a South African educational programme wholly-funded by the shipping industry and pioneered by shipping line Safmarine - won the... Read more »
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EA Business
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has undertaken road construction along the Kawempe -Mpererwe road, five miles north of Kampala to reduce traffic congestion on the Bombo... Read more »
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Containers of Pirated Books Intercepted
Daily Trust
The inter-governmental agency collaboration between the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has led to the interception of two containers... Read more »
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Turkish Airlines Opens Kigali Route
EA Business
Rwanda is set to exploit new trade opportunities with Turkey with a new flight rout announced last week. Read more »
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Joy As Mai Mahiu Road Is Reopened After Three Days
The Star
IT was joy for hundreds of motorists who used the Narok-Mai Mahiu Road when a section of it was reopened after three days. Tourists heading to the Mara and passengers heading to... Read more »
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Five Persons Per Vehicle, but Where's the Benefit? [opinion]
The Herald
THE introduction of the computerised system for vehicle licences will reveal the population of cars and other vehicles on the country's roads. It has been estimated that Zimbabwe... Read more »
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Airline Unveils High-Tech Turboprop Plane
Independent
The world's third largest aircraft manufacturer, Canadian firm Bombardier Aerospace, demonstrated its advanced short-haul Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner to a team of RwandAir... Read more »
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