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Kenya government gifts major hotel to Libya for peanuts

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa

In an apparent cloak and dagger action, shrouded by secrecy and leaks, the Kenyan government appears to have sold the prestigious Grand Regency Hotel for a pittance of less than 3 billion Kenya shilli

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Kenya

Kenya violence flare up, no cause for major concern, yet

By Wolfgang H. Thome

(eTN) - After reaching a landmark political agreement under the guidance of former UN supremo Kofi Annan, the two main protagonists in Kenyan politics seemed well on the way towards a joint government.

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Kenya

Kenya: Peace at last!

By Wolfgang H. Thome

(eTN) – As former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan brokered a peace deal on Thursday between the Kenyan government, led-by President Mwai Kibaki, and opposition leader Raila Odinga, jubilations broke out across the Eastern African nation’s population.

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Keya Tourism

Kenyan tourism businesses at verge of despair

By Wolfgang H. Thome

(eTN) - Recent articles in the Kenyan Daily Nation and The Standard are a clear indicator that continued violence in Kenya would wreck their tourism sector probably for years to come. Yet, the opposition has snubbed mediation efforts from high ranking visitors coming from the US, Europe and from Africa, by making astronomical demands.

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Kenya Violence

Flights halted as Kenya violence continues

By Wolfgang H. Thome

(eTN) - All air operations depending on AVGAS and JetA1 aviation fuel have been halted across Uganda due to the lack of available fuel, after the reserves in Entebbe and Kajjansi have run low.

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Kenya Elections

No tourists hurt in Kenya election chaos

By Apolinari Tairo and Wolfgang H. Thome

NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - Calm has been replaced with chaos in Kenya after the relatively peaceful end December elections, which raised the emotions of this East African nation to new fever pitch levels.

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