· In addition to allowing customers receive free incoming calls whilst roaming across Africa & South Asia, the ONE AIRTEL service will give them access to SMS and DATA at an attractive flat rate.

· Increased use of data whilst roaming makes the introduction of the ONE AIRTEL service timely and beneficial to millions of Airtel's travelling population.

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Nairobi: 28 April 2013: EmQuest, travel distribution of Emirates Airline and distributer of Sabre products in the UAE, Africa and the Indian Ocean, further expands its operations across Africa by opening a new office in Nairobi, Kenya, in partnership with Safari Holdings; providing Sabre solutions, sales and services to Kenyan travel agents across the country.

The Sabre Travel Network Kenya office will enable travel agents in Kenya to use Sabre to access a wide range of content, innovative travel solutions and help them manage their customers and grow their business further.

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· The world's fourth largest mobile operator will make the coveted smartphone available across Africa

· Airtel will offer 3 months free data plans to the customers who buy the Samsung Galaxy S4 handsets

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19 February, 2013 - Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has launched 'ice TV Live' as part of its on-going efforts to provide the latest in on-board entertainment. Emirates will now offer up to four channels of as-it-happens television viewing.

ice TV Live offers passengers four TV channels to select from: BBC World News in English, BBC Arabic, Euronews and, for sports fans, Sport24 - a channel dedicated to major sports events around the world.

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Was the African Union Panel of the Wise and the COMESA/IGAD committee of elders unwise in their assessment of whether Kenya is ready for peaceful elections #choice2013 ?

A priori ,from the reporting of the Kenyan Daily Nation Article entitled "Kenya ready for peaceful elections-panel" it may seem so.But wait a minute Kenya's media houses have been known for sensational reporting was this perhaps one such instance?I cannot say that with certainty as the author actually quotes Dr Simbi Mubako of Comesa as having said "following our assessment, we get the impression that Kenyan people are ready to conduct these elections in a peaceful and free manner that is dignified"

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The AFCON South African end of season retail sale brings fantastic bargains to football fans in malls across the length and breadth of South Africa

Imported furniture, designer clothes, kitchenware, computers, techno gadgets, audiovisual equipment, jewelry .... whatever you are looking for, you will find it in South Africa.

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Nokia's latest Asha device comes with a dedicated Facebook button and exclusive multimedia sharing feature, Slam

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Nairobi: January 08, 2013: The Nairobi based Pan African housing and urban development financier Shelter Afrique's Ksh500 million bond, the last tranche of a Ksh3 billion medium term note issue in 2011, has recorded a full subscription.

This offer, which follows a successful floating of the first tranche of Ksh2.5 billion in 2011, will attract a fixed rate of 12.5%, and is expected to mature on December 14th, 2015.

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On 6 December 2012 Google Senior Vice President Vic Gundotra announced via Google Blog the introduction of a new exciting product into the Market :Google+ Communities .This "may" perhaps be one of the most significant products that may just elevate the search giant in the social media arena to rival and perhaps ultimately defeat Facebook.

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KENYANS EMERGES TOPS AT GLOBAL APPS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE

Two Kenyans have scooped top honors in the recently concluded Appstar Challenge held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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