Reuters: Kenya News

UN envoy to scale back peace mission in E. Congo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:51:29 +0000

* Obasanjo says Congo situation "dramatically transformed"

Africa blocs draft giant free trade roadmap

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:35 +0000

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Three African trade blocs that have agreed to form a free trade area covering more than half a billion people created a long overdue roadmap on Monday.

TABLE-Africa 40 index leaders and laggards in past week

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:43 +0000

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Guaranty Trust Bank was the top performing stock in Africa, excluding South Africa in the week to Nov. 6, according to Nex Rubica data released on Monday.

Gunmen kidnap four in Somali capital's main market

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:23:17 +0000

* Incident happened at main market controlled by insurgents

African Markets - Factors to watch on Nov 9

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:37:48 +0000

Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday.

UPDATE 2-Somalia sees end to Spain hostage crisis in 3 weeks

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:04:41 +0000

MOGADISHU, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Somalia's government expects a settlement in about three weeks with pirates holding hostage 36 crew of a Spanish fishing vessel, a source close to the Somali prime minister said on Sunday.

Somali pirates say Spanish captives still ashore

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:05:37 +0000

MOGADISHU, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Somali pirates are holding three sailors from a Spanish fishing vessel on shore, a gang member said on Sunday, rejecting Madrid's assertion that they had been reunited with the remaining crew aboard their ship.

ICC's Ocampo says has strong cases in Kenya

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

* Probably 2 or 3 Kenyan cases of crimes against humanity

ICC to consider request for Kenya investigation

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:27:50 +0000

AMSTERDAM, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday it would consider a request for an investigation into suspected crimes against humanity committed during Kenya's post-election violence in 2008.

FACTBOX-Kenya central bank FX reserves edge higher

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:45 +0000

NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Kenya's central bank said on Friday its official usable foreign exchange reserves stood at $3.302 billion, up for the fifth week in a row.