http://africa.oneworld.net/article/country/956/ en_GB East Africa http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/159327/1/ For rural populace who could not buy mobile phones due to power shortage, a new system has been launched in Uganda that enables people to charge phones by using a bicycle. The system can charge eight phones per hour by riding a bicycle. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/157530/1/ http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/156934/1/ http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81957 The violence spurred by allegedly flawed electoral results has brought Kenya's economy to a standstill and threatens economic instability among its neighboring landlocked countries, which rely heavily on Kenyan ports and trade. From: The Nation (Nairobi) http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/156330/1/ http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/156276/1/ The race to complete East African undersea cables is officially on the way, with both Seacom and Eassy announcing that construction of their respective cables has commenced. http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/155883/1/ In a report released by Deloitte, East African mobile operators loose a third of their revenues to governments by way of taxes and other government tariffs. The Deloitte study suggests that if Rwanda for example goes on to impose the proposed 10 percent excise tax on mobile telephones, it would have the second highest tax rate in Africa, behind Uganda. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81519 Itäisen Afrikan yhteisö EAC on ensimmäinen maiden joukko, joka on allekirjoittanut EPA-vapaakauppasopimuksen Euroopan unionin kanssa. Eteläisen Afrikan ryhmä seuraa pian perässä, ja sen neljä maata sopi jo väliaikaisesta EPAsta. http://africa.oneworld.net/article/view/155404/1/ Up to 80 per cent of computer consumable products on sale in East Africa could be fake, a major regional distributor with branches in four countries has claimed. Among the most affected are the HP brand of toners and cartridges, according to Red Dot Kenya country manager Asif Saroya. Red Dot is a distributor of computers and related accessories with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/154962/1/ Slow internet connections at cafes in Nairobi will shortly speed up, thanks to a deal soon between the Kenyan government and French/US engineering company Alcatel-Lucent, to lay a fibre-optic cable network in the country. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81126 Kansainvälinen ajatushautomo varoittaa kasvavista jännitteistä Etiopian ja Eritrean rajalla. Uusi sota uhkaisi sysätä koko Afrikan sarven alueen syvemmälle syöksykierteeseen. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81105 War between Ethiopia and Eritrea could break out again within weeks, potentially throwing the entire Horn of Africa into new turmoil, a think tank warns. From: International Crisis Group http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/154683/1/ PARIS, October 30 (IPS) - A new project to develop an integrated sugarcane facility in Kenya could be a boost for biofuels production in east Africa. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/80901 Parliamentarians from 11 East African countries have formed a peace team that "intend[s] to meet all warring parties in the region," beginning with those in Darfur. From: New Times (Kigali) http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/154101/1/