Kibaki friends: Discontent increases over new alliance
By David Ochami
President Kibaki has made new friends in a quiet shift of ideology — a move causing disquiet among Kenya’s traditional Western allies, The Standard can reveal.
The exposure of a series of deals discreetly cut between Nairobi and Tripoli illustrates how close Kibaki has become to Libyan [...]
By Opheera McDoom
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters chanting “Down, Down USA!” rallied in Khartoum on Sunday after reports that the International Criminal Court (ICC) may seek the arrest of Sudan’s president for alleged war crimes.
A senior European diplomat said on Friday the court’s prosecutor was likely to seek the arrest of President Omar Hassan [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Sunday he used “poor phrasing” in a speech supporting Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel.
“You know, the truth is that this was an example where we had some poor phrasing in the speech. And we immediately tried to correct the interpretation that was given,” [...]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group will exchange prisoners on Wednesday under a U.N.-mediated deal, the Israeli prisons service said on Sunday.
A spokesman said Israeli soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev would be exchanged for five Lebanese prisoners, including Samir Qantar, jailed for life for killing an Israeli policeman, another man and his [...]
More smoking zones to be introduced
BY LABAN WANAMBISI
Smokers in Nairobi should be happy to hear that the number of designated smoking zones within the central business district will be increased, according to the City Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa.
The Mayor said on Sunday that City Hall would be setting up more zones, in tow with the [...]
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
KHARTOUM, July 13 - Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir was to chair an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday over plans by the International Criminal Court to prosecute Sudanese leaders for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Sudanese officials were locked in emergency talks all weekend in a bid to prepare a united front for the [...]
Kibaki calls for end to succession debate
BY ANTHONY KAGIRI and PPS
NYERI, - President Mwai Kibaki Saturday told off leaders who were engaging in the 2012 succession debate and urged those harboring ambitions to lead the nation to await their ripe moment rather than distract wananchi from nation building.
The Head of State expressed confidence that [...]
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