Africa
Second bomb in two days kills two in Nairobi suburb
NAIROBI - A bomb blast in a predominantly Somali district of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Friday killed two people and wounded at least eight, the Kenyan Red Cross said.
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Nigeria interbank rate rises on large T.bill sales
LAGOS, Dec 7 - Nigerian interbank rates inched up to an average 11.91 percent this week from 11.33 percent last week after the central bank sold large amounts of treasury bills to some lenders in a move to reduce liquidity in the system, traders said.
Cash-strapped Swaziland urged to hike witch-doctor tax
MBABANE - A Swazi Member of Parliament has urged the government to hike taxes on traditional healers and soothsayers to help solve a funding crisis in Africa's last absolute monarchy.
Ghana votes in close-call test of stable democracy
ACCRA - Ghanaians waited in long lines to vote on Friday in presidential elections they hope will entrench the country's reputation for stable democracy in a part of the world better known for civil wars, coups and corruption.
UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling holds steady, Safaricom lifts shares
* Shilling seen supported by Diaspora remittances * Safaricom accounts for 80 pct of traded shares (Adds markets close, stock) By Kevin Mwanza NAIROBI, Dec 7 - The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Friday and was expected to trade in a narrow range as volumes thin out ahead of the holidays. Stocks recouped some of the previous session's losses. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 86.00/10 to the dollar at the 1300 GMT market close, the same level i
South Sudan drops kidnap charges against U.S. citizen
JUBA - South Sudan dropped its case against an American citizen who it had held on kidnap charges but whose wife said was a victim of an extortion attempt by security agents, a U.S. official said on Friday.
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