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  • April 2008

    • IPO Fever Shows Kenya is Recovering

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 15, 08 1:24 PM CDT

      IPO Fever Shows Kenya is Recovering

      (Newser) - When Safaricom, Kenyan’s partially state-owned cellular giant, went public, Kenyans lined up by the thousands to buy in—a generally good sign for a country recently wracked by paralyzing ethnic violence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Safaricom’s IPO itself had been delayed by post-election clashes, but now the country’s economic boom appears back on track. More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • IPO  • Kenyan elections  • emerging markets  • Kenya's economy

    • Kenya Announces Shared Cabinet

      BBC  |  Apr 13, 08 2:11 PM CDT

      Kenya Announces Shared Cabinet

      (Newser) - Calling for Kenyans to "put politics aside and get to work," president Mwai Kibaki named chief opposition leader Raila Odinga prime minister today in a move to end political strife with a power-sharing cabinet. The 40-member cabinet, including two deputy PMs, was divided evenly between the two parties, though the BBC notes that key positions remained with Kibaki loyalists. More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • Cabinet  • power sharing deal

    • Deal Reached in Kenyan Crisis

      BBC  |  Apr 12, 08 7:18 PM CDT

      Deal Reached in Kenyan Crisis

      (Newser) - Kenya’s election crisis may finally be over. President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga today reached a deal on a new cabinet, the BBC reports, ending the dispute that has long delayed a February power-sharing deal. The new cabinet will be announced tomorrow and should be in place before the parliament returns on Tuesday. More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • power sharing deal

    • Riots Flare as Kenya Talks Stall

      New York Times  |  Apr 9, 08 6:14 AM CDT

      Riots Flare as Kenya Talks Stall

      (Newser) - Riots erupted again in Kenya yesterday as opposition leaders suspended talks with the government over a stalled power-sharing pact, reports the New York Times . Dozens of men in a Nairobi slum lit bonfires and hurled rocks at police, chanting, "No cabinet, no peace!" The violence marked the first major riot since February, when Kenya's president and his main rival agreed to form a government together. More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • riots  • Kenyan elections  • political protest  • East Africa

  • March 2008

    • Tough Work Awaits Kenya Lawmakers

      New York Times  |  Mar 6, 08 4:53 PM CST

      Tough Work Awaits Kenya Lawmakers

      (Newser) - Kenya's parliament reconvened today, the New York Times reports, and was immediately given the task of putting into law the power-sharing deal that ended the startling wave of violence that followed December's disputed election. "You must now become the ambassadors of peace and reconciliation,” President Mwai Kibaki told legislators. “Please forget the history of what has happened." More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • ethnic violence

  • February 2008

    • Kenyan Rivals Sign Peace Deal

      New York Times  |  Feb 28, 08 4:43 PM CST

      Kenyan Rivals Sign Peace Deal

      (Newser) - Kenya’s rival political leaders signed a power-sharing deal today in a ceremony that brought jubilant crowds to the streets of Nairobi, the New York Times reports—a change from the violence that followed December's disputed election. The agreement creates a powerful prime minister position for opposition leader Raila Odinga, with cabinet positions filled by the parties of both Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki. More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections

    • Kenyan Leaders Reach Deal

      BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 8:12 AM CST

      Kenyan Leaders Reach Deal

      (Newser) -  Kenya’s feuding leaders have finally reached a power sharing deal, Kofi Annan announced today after a four-hour meeting. Annan said he could not yet release details, but the deal is expected to spell out duties for the prime minister position to be created for opposition leader Raila Odinga, the BBC reports. Though the violence that swept Kenya after the election has waned, tensions remain high. More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • Kofi Annan  • power sharing deal

    • Kenya Stalemate Frustrates Negotiators

      BBC  |  Feb 26, 08 3:45 AM CST

      Kenya Stalemate Frustrates Negotiators

      (Newser) - Kenya's peace talks have ground to a standstill and the task of coaxing the country's two rival parties into an agreement is beginning to try even the patience of former UN secretary-general and lead negotiator Kofi Annan, reports the BBC. The two sides cannot agree on a power-sharing deal and aides say an increasingly exasperated Annan is beginning to feel like a "prisoner of peace." More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • diplomacy  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • prime minister  • Kofi Annan  • power sharing deal

    • Kenya Agrees to Create PM Post

      Reuters  |  Feb 21, 08 9:43 AM CST

      Kenya Agrees to Create PM Post

      (Newser) - Kenya’s government agreed today to create a prime minister position for opposition leader  Raila Odinga—the narrow loser in a disputed election for president in December—in an effort to prevent a new round of violence from tearing the African nation apart. The details are still being hashed out, but a government negotiator promised the position would have real power. “We will not give anybody a hollow shell.” More »

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      Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • prime minister  • ethnic violence  • Kikuyu  • power sharing deal  • Luo

    • Kenyan Rivals Make Deal for Election Review

      Associated Press  |  Feb 15, 08 5:08 PM CST

      Kenyan Rivals Make Deal for Election Review

      (Newser) - Kenya’s president and opposition leader today unveiled an agreement to examine the hotly contested Dec. 27 election, but the sides have made no progress on a deal to share power, the AP reports. "There is real momentum," said mediator and ex-UN chief Kofi Annan. The deal also calls for the drafting of a new constitution within a year. More »

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      Africa  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • Kenyan elections  • Kofi Annan

    • Kenya Talks Make Progress; Caution Urged

      Reuters  |  Feb 11, 08 2:00 PM CST

      Kenya Talks Make Progress; Caution Urged

      (Newser) - Talks between the Kenyan president and the leader of the opposition are going well, and the parties have agreed in principle to a power-sharing agreement, Reuters reports. "We are making progress. Indications are that we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. We are very optimistic," an MP said of negotiations between Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga. More »

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      Kenya  • Kenyan elections  • ethnic violence

  • January 2008