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KENYA: Gathering Storm of Expectations in Nairobi Slum
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - For the first time in its 60 years of existence, there is a ray of hope for the one million inhabitants of Kibera, one of the world's most densely-populated slums. After spending most of his life on opposition benches -- or in prison -- as a champion of the poor, the member of parliament for this desperately poor constituency is now the prime minister of Kenya.
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TRADE-TANZANIA: Cheap Imitation Goods Are Flooding Markets
By Sarah McGregor
DAR ES SALAAM - The mishmash of shops in Tanzania's central Kariakoo market in Dar es Salaam stock an infinite array of brand name fakes. Throngs of customers snap up mobile phones, designer gear, high-tech electronics and gadgets -- all imitations being sold at unbelievably low prices.
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DEVELOPMENT-UGANDA: Looming Problems With Kampala's Water
By Joshua Kyalimpa
KAMPALA - The water supply for two million residents of the Ugandan capital Kampala is threatened by a combination of ill-planned urbanisation and changing rainfall patterns.
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DEVELOPMENT-KENYA: People, Not Electricity, Make Growth Possible
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - Conventional wisdom holds that a shortage of affordable and reliable energy is a key factor in perpetuating low levels of development in countries like Kenya. But the country's chief energy regulator argues that Kenya has all the power it needs, and growth in generation need not precede growth in demand.
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DEVELOPMENT-SOMALIA: Finding Water in Mogadishu
By Abdurrahman Warsameh
MOGADISHU - Pipes, reservoirs and water treatment plants in south and central Somalia have been extensively vandalised in the years since the collapse of Siad Barre's government in 1991. In the long absence of central authority, Mogadishu's residents have devised their own informal water distribution systems, but there are many shortcomings.
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HEALTH-UGANDA: Fight Against AIDS Faltering?
By Joshua Kyalimpa
KAMPALA - Uganda's approach to the fight against HIV/AIDS is under scrutiny by activists. The country has won international acclaim for its 20-year campaign against the AIDS pandemic, but the latest numbers lead some activists believe Uganda is now losing ground.
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RIGHTS-ETHIOPIA: Court Case To Test Limits of Press Freedom
By Nicholas Benequista
ADDIS ABABA - A legal battle in Ethiopia over what constitutes contempt of court is likely to test the boundaries of free speech in a country where the liberty of press has deteriorated over the last three years.
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POLITICS-KENYA: Writing For Peace
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - Since January, a group of politically-conscious poets, writers and storytellers in Kenya has been writing an alternative account of the violence that shook Kenya during the first two months of the year. Their work is now part of the evidence before the Waki Commission inquiring into post-election violence in Kenya.
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KENYA: Supporting Single Mothers
By Najum Mushtaq
NAIROBI - There are increasing numbers of single mothers in Kenya. Is it a sign of growing independence of women, or a consequence of poverty and lack of sexual education?
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POPULATION-KENYA: Women's Choices Change Cities
By Rose N. Oronje
NAIROBI - This year the world reaches an invisible but momentous milestone: for the first time in history, more than half its population will be living in urban areas. In Kenya, rapid urbanisation is creating deepening poverty among urban residents.
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AGRICULTURE-TANZANIA: Benefits of Cutting Out the Middleman
By Sarah McGregor
DODOMA - The Common Fund for Commodities plans to spend more than $100 million over five years helping farmers in the developing world to process their crops for added-value exports.
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