Tett son claims raid a frame-up

DailyNation mercredi 22 mai 2013 22 h 39 CEST | info [fr] [other]

A former assistant minister’s son accused of staging a robbery at their home on Wednesday claimed he was paying the price of being the “black sheep in the family”...

African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock

npr mardi 21 mai 2013 22 h 53 CEST | info [fr] [other]

Hipsters may just be discovering the joys of backyard chickens, but in African megacities, people have been bringing their animals into the slums with them for decades. That's creating a new ecosystem of animals and huge numbers of people living closely together like never before....

Wind Turbines On Juno Beach?

huffingtonpost-ca-en mardi 21 mai 2013 03 h 57 CEST | info [fr] [other]

The blades of turbines on a wind farm catch the wind 10 August 2007 in front of Aegean Sea on Evia island, off the eastern coast of Greece. Under pressure from the European Union and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol to cut its current reliance on lignite (brown coal) for energy production, Greece has.......

Malawi Pres. Joyce Banda’s State of the Nation Address in Parliament- Full text

nyasatimes vendredi 17 mai 2013 16 h 01 CEST | info [fr] [other]

INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a great pleasure to be here this morning to preside over the opening of the 2013/2014 Budget Meeting and deliver the State of the Nation Address. This occasion is very significant because, as is tradition, we reflect on the past year and set out our plans for the coming [....

Vestas' Struggles Continue, More Layoffs To Come

huffingtonpost-us-en jeudi 9 mai 2013 22 h 57 CEST | info [fr] [other]

The blades of turbines on a wind farm catch the wind 10 August 2007 in front of Aegean Sea on Evia island, off the eastern coast of Greece. Under pressure from the European Union and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol to cut its current reliance on lignite (brown coal) for energy production, Greece has.......

MidAmerican Energy's Wind Project Will Cost $1.9 Billion, A Major Step In Iowa's Clean Power Development

huffingtonpost-Italia-en jeudi 9 mai 2013 14 h 58 CEST | info [fr] [other]

The blades of turbines on a wind farm catch the wind 10 August 2007 in front of Aegean Sea on Evia island, off the eastern coast of Greece. Under pressure from the European Union and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol to cut its current reliance on lignite (brown coal) for energy production, Greece has.......

PRO/AH> Anthrax - Kenya: (CE) bovine

promed vendredi 3 mai 2013 00 h 05 CEST | info [fr] [other]

Anthrax Kenya The Ministry of Livestock has given out an alert to dairy farmers in Murang'a County regarding a possible outbreak of anthrax. This comes after a family whose cow died from the dangerous viral [sic] disease around Ndikwe village was ordered to seek medical attention at Murang'a district hospital....

Kenya: Brokers, Brokers run Kapkwen livestock market

standardmedia mardi 23 avril 2013 10 h 04 CEST | info [fr] [other]

SALES: There are at least 1000 cows either being bought or sold every Tuesday, translating into millions of shillings changing hands every week...

Somalia: Somalia Livestock Price Bulletin April 2013

reliefWeb samedi 20 avril 2013 00 h 33 CEST | info [fr] [other]

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Somalia The livestock sector is central to the economic and cultural life of the Somali people. The sector provides food and income to over 60 percent of the country’s population. Burao and Galkayo are the largest livestock markets in the Horn of.......

Ethiopia: "Ringing the alarm on drought" - rural Ethiopians using mobile phones to monitor data trends

reliefWeb jeudi 11 avril 2013 15 h 05 CEST | info [fr] [other]

Source: Oxfam Country: Ethiopia In the arid Shinile region of eastern Ethiopia, pastoralist communities are now using mobile phones to monitor water points and provide early warning of droughts before they strike. Every morning since he was a young boy, Elmi Farah has walked his family’s animals from their mountain home to the local water point....

Tsvangidinga Likely Recruiting Deadly Spies Into MDC-T

zimeye mercredi 10 avril 2013 03 h 42 CEST | info [fr] [other]

Yesterday as president Robert Mugabe headed into Nairobi, Kenya for president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai flew into London where he was seen smiling behind BBC cameras, thousands of miles away from where honourable heads of African states were assembled under the beautiful Kenyan sun....

NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind, Water And Sunlight

huffingtonpost-Italia-en dimanche 7 avril 2013 20 h 22 CEST | info [fr] [other]

The blades of turbines on a wind farm catch the wind 10 August 2007 in front of Aegean Sea on Evia island, off the eastern coast of Greece. Under pressure from the European Union and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol to cut its current reliance on lignite (brown coal) for energy production, Greece has.......

Kenya: Blind man manages thriving livestock trade

standardmedia mardi 2 avril 2013 18 h 18 CEST | info [fr] [other]

As a visually impaired 68-year-old man, Kandie Cheburet has for decades run a successful livestock trade where he has mastered how to buy the animals...

Udall Touts Wind Power In Boulder Visit

huffingtonpost-us-en dimanche 31 mars 2013 19 h 51 CEST | info [fr] [other]

The blades of turbines on a wind farm catch the wind 10 August 2007 in front of Aegean Sea on Evia island, off the eastern coast of Greece. Under pressure from the European Union and the terms of the Kyoto Protocol to cut its current reliance on lignite (brown coal) for energy production, Greece has.......

Terrorism fans hatred between African religions

ghanaweb mardi 26 mars 2013 09 h 34 CET | info [fr] [other]

For the most part followers of different religions in Africa are not antagonistic to each other. Four terrorist groups on the continent are changing the balance from peace to hatred and war. The four groups hold in common a heritage of born out of a militant, religious zeal for local concerns....

Uganda: Improving livestock assets in Kenya and Uganda

reliefWeb mercredi 20 mars 2013 18 h 28 CET | info [fr] [other]

Source: DanChurchAid Country: Kenya, Uganda When appropriately supported the pastoral production systems in the dryland areas of Karamoja (Uganda) and Pokot (Kenya) can be resilient to disasters, such as drought, and can contribute to livelihoods in the region....

Opinion: Kimaiyo should identify, discard all rotten eggs

standardmedia mardi 19 mars 2013 20 h 06 CET | info [fr] [other]

Police, it was reported yesterday, are holding a Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer suspected to have been involved in robberies in Nairobi....

Kenya Tourism upbeat after peaceful polls

kenyalondonnews samedi 16 mars 2013 12 h 51 CET | info [fr] [other]

While the who’s who of Kenya’s tourism industry is wrapping up their participation in the world’s greatest tourism fair, ITB Berlin, a number of them have expressed their confidence that the depressed room occupancies, as a result of the elections being held back home, will now swiftly recover that the outcome has been announced and [....

Voters reject six- piece option in defiance of Raila

DailyNation samedi 9 mars 2013 20 h 36 CET | info [fr] [other]

The ghost of shambolic ODM party primaries in Luo Nyanza came to haunt the party’s candidates as the call to vote a straight ticket–the six-piece option–by its leader Raila Odinga failed to pay off....

Richard Turere -The Lions are no match to his Invention

kenyalondonnews mardi 5 mars 2013 18 h 44 CET | info [fr] [other]

Richard Turere, 13, doesn’t like lions. In fact, he hates them. Yet this bright Maasai boy has devised an innovative solution that’s helping the survival of these magnificent beasts — by keeping them away from humans. Living on the edge of Nairobi National Park, in Kenya, Turere first became responsible for herding and safeguarding his [....

Kenya:Boy Scares off Lions with Flashy Invention

newsfromafrica mardi 26 février 2013 18 h 05 CET | info [fr] [other]

Turere fitted a series of flashing LED bulbs onto poles around the livestock enclosure, facing outward. The lights were wired to a box with switches and to an old car battery powered by a solar panel. They were designed to flicker on and off intermittently, thus tricking the lions into believing that someone was moving around carrying a flashlight....

Somalia: veterinary help for 43,000 livestock herders in the north

redCross lundi 11 février 2013 17 h 42 CET | info [fr] [other]

Around 700,000 head of camels, sheep and goats were examined and if necessary treated for parasites or other health problems in the Togdheer, Nugaal, Sool and Sanaag regions....

Somalia: Veterinary help for 43,000 livestock herders in the north

reliefWeb lundi 11 février 2013 13 h 07 CET | info [fr] [other]

Source: ICRC Country: Somalia Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), working with the Somali livestock and animal husbandry authorities, has just completed a major animal-health campaign in the north of Somalia. Around 700,000 head of camels, sheep and goats.......

State of the Nation Address by Malawi President Dr Joyce Banda: Full Text

nyasatimes vendredi 8 février 2013 14 h 55 CET | info [fr] [other]

INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am delighted this morning to preside over the State Opening of the 44th Session of this august House. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and all Members of this Honourable House, a happy and very prosperous New Year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, steadily the [....

Bethlehem College, Ark Quest Education Centre in Kenya.

topix lundi 4 février 2013 04 h 40 CET | info [fr] [other]

The issue of road carnage is a big issue.Samuel MainaThe most seriously injured of the 19 people involved in a fatal minibus crash in Kenya has arrived home....

Lifestyle: Experts call for use of Bio-Energy to alleviate poverty

standardmedia samedi 2 février 2013 19 h 05 CET | info [fr] [other]

As Kenya's energy requirements continue on an upward trend, policy experts say small-scale farmers should use their animals to generate bio-energy for household consumption....

Water-stressed Kenyans learn to share to keep the peace

trust mercredi 23 janvier 2013 16 h 29 CET | info [fr] [other]

Water-sharing schemes could help defuse tensions that breed political violence, locals say...

Somalia: Somalia Livestock Price Bulletin - January 2013

reliefWeb mercredi 23 janvier 2013 01 h 39 CET | info [fr] [other]

Source: Famine Early Warning System Network Country: Somalia The livestock sector is central to the economic and cultural life of the Somali people. The sector provides food and income to over 60 percent of the country’s population. Burao and Galkayo are the largest livestock markets in the Horn of.......