The number of people using M-Pesa, the Safaricom money transfer service, is on the rise. By the end of the last financial year, for example, it had 14 million subscribers in Kenya alone.
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Kenya has been thrown into a diplomatic quagmire following a court order demanding the arrest of Sudanese President Omar El Bashir if he sets foot in Kenya. Attempts by the Kenya Government to have the order quashed was rejected by the Court of Appeal.
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 The investment bonanza South Sudan takes lion Southern Sudan is set to get the lion’s share of the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) destined for the Horn of Africa region in the current and next fi nancial year.
 Authenticity of IGAD January 9th Press Release Queried - By HBJ Team Disagreement has erupted over a controversial Press Release issued on January 9th, 2012 by the Inter – Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat castigating the conduct of the Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Parliament.
Dollars keep coming in ... ADB invests millions in the Horn of Africa -Story By Musa Radoli The African Development Bank (ADB) gave the Eastern Africa region US$560.3 million in loans and grants in 2010. This represented an increase of 8.7 per cent over the US$515.6 million approved in 2009 to finance projects in the 2011 financial year. The funds are meant to finance energy, communication, infrastructure and transport projects in nine countries that include those from the Horn of Africa region. The ADB targets Eastern Africa countries comprising of greater Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Etritrea, Djibouti, Burundi, Comoros, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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 Somali Political Process and Challenges ahead - Story By HBJ Team As the end of the Somalia Federal Transition Government draws nearer, the Roadmap for Ending the Transition in Somalia has set in motion numerous strategies to ensure the survival of the country. The key issues for the success of the roadmap include the adoption of a new constitution, parliamentary reforms, peace-building, reconciliation and stability of the country, and good governance.
 The diplomatic barbs A diplomatic row erupted between Eritrea and Kenya, spilling over from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to the African Union (AU) and now the United Nations Security Council has already slapped punitive sanctions on Eritrea as a result of this row.
 SOMALIA The acrobatics of war Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) leader Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed made a dramatic about-turn supporting Kenya’s military incursion into Somalia.
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 Somalia business community holds the country together despite confl ict and instability The Somali business community is the lifeline of Somalia. Notwithstanding persistent conf lict, insecurity and continued instability, this group has remained steadfast in their support of
 Interview with Somali Prime Minister ,Mr Abdiweli Mohamed HBJ: Somalia is often called a failed state. What can be done to gain the glory of old Somalia? Prime Minister: Somalia used to be one of the best and strongest countries in Africa during the 70s. However, all institutions after the outbreak of the civil war in 1991.
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