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Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training

afrol News - Kenyan authorities have denied reports alleging that it has trained over 2 500 Somali troops who are ready to join the government battle against the radical Islamist group, Al Shabaab.

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Rwanda
Politics | Society | Human rights

Rwandan politician attacked

afrol News - A leader of Rwanda’s opposition, United Democratic Force, who has recently raised eyebrows from her comments about the country’s infamous genocide has been attacked by a group of men at a government office.

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Politics | Human rights | Society

Scores slaughtered by rebels in DRC

afrol News - Some 100 people were slaughtered by the notorious Uganda rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last month, the United Nations humanitarian arm has said.

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Uganda
Society | Technology

Voice sms, a success in Uganda

afrol News - Uganda’s leading mobile provider MTN says it has experienced a significant adoption of Voice SMS in the first three months of the launch of the service. MTN launched Voice SMS service across Uganda, based on pioneering Voice SMS technology from Kirusa.

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Kenya
Politics | Society

Draft Kenya constitution to prune presidential powers

afrol News - Kenyan politicians have come out with a consensus on scrapping the role of Prime Minister in the new constitution as well as limit the presidential power.

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Kenya | World
Economy - Development

US withhold Kenya’s education aid

afrol News - The US government has suspended a five-year plan to fund Kenya's education programs following fraud allegation in the east African state.

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US mission to address E/Africa human rights before AU Summit

afrol News - The US Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, María Otero, is on a week-long visits to East Africa to address human security issues.

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Uganda
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Anti-homosexuality law threat to fighting AIDS

afrol News - The so-called ‘Anti-Homosexuality Bill’ under consideration by the Ugandan Parliament not only violates the fundamental human rights of Ugandans, but will also impede efforts to combat HIV, a United Nations independent expert warned today.

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Burundi | East Africa
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Legislators discuss common market protocol in Burundi

afrol News - The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is to take a deeper look and get an opportunity to have a closer understanding the recently signed common market protocol by the region.

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Kenya | Uganda
Economy - Development | Society

50,000 fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya empowered to supply Coca-Cola

afrol News - The Coca-Cola Company, together with the nonprofit TechnoServe, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have launched a partnership to enable over 50,000 small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase their productivity and double their incomes by 2014.

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