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• Kenyan rates decision shifted to Tuesday, shilling steady Monday, 6 May 2013 | 4:54 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 6- The Kenyan central bank said on Monday it had moved its policy meeting scheduled for later in the day to Tuesday, keeping the shilling steady in low volumes as traders awaited the outcome for interest rates. At 0753 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling.

• Kenya cbank seeks to mop up 9 bln shillings via repos Monday, 6 May 2013 | 4:39 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 6- Kenya's central bank sought to mop up 9 billion shillings from the market on Monday using repurchase agreements.

• UPDATE 1-African Markets - Factors to watch on May 6 Monday, 6 May 2013 | 3:49 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 6- The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday. to an upbeat U.S. labour force report that sent Wall Street. disruption worries from the Middle East.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on May 6 Monday, 6 May 2013 | 2:16 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 6- The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Monday. *KENYA- Central Bank of Kenya meets to set key rate. to an upbeat U.S. labour force report that sent Wall Street.

• South Sudanese police detain newspaper editor without charge Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 1:13 PM ET

  JUBA, May 4- South Sudan's police have detained a newspaper editor without charge and refused him access to a lawyer for three days, he told a Reuters reporter who visited him in a crowded police cell on Saturday.

• Tanzania says Malawi returns to border dispute talks Saturday, 4 May 2013 | 10:47 AM ET

  DAR ES SALAAM, May 4- Tanzania said on Saturday that neighbouring Malawi had returned to talks aimed at resolving a border dispute over Lake Malawi that has soured relations and delayed exploration for oil and gas.

• Zimbabwe lures foreign investors, bourse scales record peak Friday, 3 May 2013 | 11:50 AM ET

  JOHANNESBURG, May 3- After shunning Zimbabwe during its years of hyperinflation and political strife, foreign investors are finding the southern African country increasingly attractive.

• TABLE-Kenya FX reserves rise to $5.7 bln Friday, 3 May 2013 | 11:05 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 3- Kenya's central bank said on Friday its official usable foreign exchange reserves. rose to $5.668 billion last week from $5.537 billion in the previous week. Here are highlights from its latest weekly bulletin:.

• UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling seen gaining on strong tea, debt inflows Friday, 3 May 2013 | 10:44 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 3- The Kenyan shilling held steady on Friday with traders expecting it to firm in coming sessions on dollar inflows from the tea sector and foreign funds moving into local debt and equity markets.

• Nigeria favours centralised approach for takaful firms Friday, 3 May 2013 | 7:40 AM ET

  SYDNEY, May 3- Nigeria has issued new guidelines to oversee the operation of its takaful industry, favoring a centralised format that is gaining favour across the Islamic finance world. Nigeria, home to the largest Muslim population in sub-Saharan Africa, hopes the guidelines will boost insurance penetration.

• Kenyan shilling steady, seen firming on strong inflows Friday, 3 May 2013 | 4:46 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 3- The Kenyan shilling held steady on Friday with traders expecting it to firm in coming sessions on dollar inflows from the tea sector and foreign inflows into local debt and equity markets.

• Kenya cbank seeks to mop up 8 bln shillings via repos Friday, 3 May 2013 | 4:35 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 3- Kenya's central bank sought to mop up 8 billion shillings from the market on Friday using repurchase agreements.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on May 3 Friday, 3 May 2013 | 12:47 AM ET

  *UGANDA- Bank of Uganda announces its decision on the. *MAURITIUS- Bank of Mauritius auctions 273- day Treasury. the dollar on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut.

• RPT-Zimbabwe lures foreign investors, bourse scales record peak Friday, 3 May 2013 | 12:18 AM ET

  JOHANNESBURG, May 3- After shunning Zimbabwe during its years of hyperinflation and political strife, foreign investors are finding the southern African country increasingly attractive.

• UPDATE 1-Kenyan shilling firms, Safaricom lifts shares Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 11:28 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 2- The Kenyan shilling. lifted Nairobi's main share index. The supply side is not that strong, "said Peter Mutuku, head of trading at Bank of Africa.

• Kenya T-bills yields fall at latest auction Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 10:31 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 2- The weighted average yield on Kenya's benchmark 91- day Treasury bills fell at the auction on Thursday to 10.104 percent from 10.206 percent previously, the central bank said. The bank received bids worth 24.1 billion shillings for the 11 billion shillings worth of debt offered on the three papers.

• Kenya cbank says in repo market to mop up 11 bln shillings Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 4:46 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 2- The Central Bank of Kenya sought to mop up 11 billion shillings from the market on Thursday using repurchase agreements.

• African Markets - Factors to watch on May 2 Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 1:09 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 2- The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Thursday. *ZAMBIA- Bank of Zambia auctions 450 million kwacha worth. RWANDA- World Bank holds a news conference to release a.

• Fierce lobbying counters White House push for food aid reform Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 2:24 PM ET

  *White House seeks biggest change in aid since Cold War.

• Kenyan leader lifts minimum wage but says economy uncompetitive Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 11:37 AM ET

  NAIROBI, May 1- Kenya's new president announced a 14 percent increase in the minimum wage on Wednesday to help cushion the lowest earners from the high cost of living. But Uhuru Kenyatta said that productivity and competitiveness in east Africa's economic powerhouse remained low by international standards, and cautioned no economy could sustain high wages.