By Peter Clottey
Washington, D.C
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai Friday in Washington. The two leaders are expected to discuss what has been described as Harare’s difficult road ahead.
Washington has said it wants to see reforms to the rule of law and human rights in Zimbabwe before it resumes financial aid.
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BY DAVE CHIDLEY/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands in front of a projected image of storm clouds as he speaks about the Canadian government’s progress in implementing Economic Action Plan Initiatives, at a town-hall meeting, June 11, 2009 in Cambridge, Ontario. Liberal leader will take the weekend to decide whether or not to bring [...]

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By Anna Johnson And Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writers
 
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s interior ministry said Saturday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took a commanding lead with nearly 70 percent of all votes counted, but his pro-reform rival countered that he was the clear victor and warned of possible fraud in the election.
The dispute rose up even before [...]

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By Jeff Otieno
FARMERS FRESH BID TO BLOCK FERTILIZER PURCHASE
Two  cane farmers have now moved  to court to thwart  the bid by  Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) to purchase fertilizer worth a staggering  Ksh  1 billion.
 
Mr. Joshua Omanje Aute and Hassan Augustinus Deya  says in their suit  that the plan to procure the Agricultural  input is [...]

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By JUSTUS ONDARI
Finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday transferred Kenya’s development programme to the constituencies as he sought to jump-start the sluggish economy and create more jobs. In what in essence is the country’s fiscal stimulus package, Mr Kenyatta injected funds into key sectors of the economy but channelled much of the money through the [...]

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By REUTERS
Fearful of flows of people and arms across its border, Kenya keeps a heavy military presence in its remote north.
The rebels have long resented Nairobi’s support for the Western-backed government in Mogadishu.
MOGADISHU
A senior member of Somalia’s Islamist insurgent movement al Shabaab threatened on Thursday to “invade” Kenya if it did not thin its military [...]

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