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PALOUGE, South Sudan, May 5- South Sudan's Palouge oilfield, the country's biggest, will reach production of up to 180,000 barrels per day within a month after starting at 125,000, oil consortium Dar Petroleum said on Sunday, ramping up output slower than initially planned.

PALOUGE, South Sudan, May 5- South Sudan's Palouge oilfield, the country's biggest, will reach production of up to 180,000 barrels per day within a month after starting at 125,000, oil consortium Dar Petroleum said on Sunday, ramping up output slower than initially planned.

PALOUGE, South Sudan, May 5- South Sudan's Palouge oilfield, the country's biggest, will reach production of up to 180,000 barrels per day within a month after starting at 125,000, oil consortium Dar Petroleum said on Sunday.

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

KHARTOUM, May 1- For Sudanese businessman Mohamed Ali the tedium of the evening hours is finally over- his favourite shisha cafe in the capital Khartoum has reopened after a two-year break.

TOKYO, April 28- All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. One was on an ANA plane in Japan and another on a Japan Airlines jet parked at Boston's Logan airport.

TOKYO, April 28- All Nippon Airways, the Japanese launch customer for Boeing Co's 787, flew its first Dreamliner in more than three months on Sunday to test reinforced batteries installed by the U.S. aircraft maker. One was on an ANA plane in Japan and another on a Japan Airlines jet parked at Boston's Logan airport.

*U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.

*U.S. regulator grounded Boeing's Dreamliner fleet in Jan. *Boeing says planes safe to fly, fix found. The battery faults raised fears of a possible mid-air fire, drawing worldwide attention to Boeing and denting the reputation of its flagship plane.

ADDIS ABABA, April 27- Ethiopian Airlines. on Saturday became the world's first carrier to resume flights with Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, a Reuters witness said, three months after they were grounded over battery meltdowns.

*KENYA- Kenya's new President Uhuru Kenyatta expected to. *KENYA- Kenya's central bank to auction 91- day Treasury. *ZAMBIA- Central Statistical Office due to announce.

ADDIS ABABA, April 24- The African Union on Wednesday brought together for the first time for peace talks Sudan and insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan, in a conflict that has affected almost a million people.

ADDIS ABABA, April 24- Ethiopian Airlines is set to become the world's first carrier to resume flying Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets, with a commercial flight on Saturday to neighbouring Kenya, two airline sources said.

*Boeing sticks to 787 output, sees no order impact. TOKYO/ LONDON, April 22- Boeing began installing reinforced lithium-ion batteries on five grounded 787 jets in Japan on Monday, starting a process that should make the first commercial Dreamliners ready to fly again in about a week.

RIYADH, April 22- Saudi Arabia will make sponsors and employers of foreigners working illegally in the country pay the cost of deporting them, under new rules approved by the cabinet, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.

*Egypt eyes 4-5 million tonnes from local flower this year. MINYA, Egypt, April 15- Egypt's Islamist-led government must be dreaming if it expects a bumper wheat harvest over the next six weeks that will save the country billions of dollars in imports, says farmer Farid Boshra Abdel Malek.

*Commercial reserves not yet proven in Kenya. TURKANA BASIN, Kenya, Feb 26- Potential investors in exploring Kenya for oil and gas are holding back to see the outcome of next week's presidential election, worried about the potential for instability and for policy changes under a new leadership.

LONDON, Feb 13- Africa- focused oil company Tullow Oil Plc released a set of Kenyan well test results on Wednesday which it said could lead to the country's first commercial production.

LONDON, Feb 13- Africa- focused oil company Tullow Oil Plc took a $671 million writedown with its 2012 results against just $121 million a year earlier to account for unsuccessful drilling and the resulting reduction in the value of its assets.