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40,000 tickets sold for match, according to MLS

As of late Friday, 40,000 tickets had been sold to MLS Cup 2009 at Qwest Field in Seattle. Some tickets are still available for purchase. Seattle Sounders FC, the host club, set an MLS record by averaging more than 30,000 fans...

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Trade deal agreed in East Africa

Kenya is the biggest economy in the East Africa Community Leaders from five East African nations have signed a common market treaty. The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi have agreed to the free movement...

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EAC member states sign protocol on common market

NAIROBI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The five member states of the East African Community (EAC) on Friday signed the protocol on the establishment of a common market within the block in Arusha, Tanzania. The signing of the protocol by...

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East African bloc to sign common market treaty

Leaders of the five-member East African Community gathered at the bloc's headquarters Friday to sign a common market treaty to allow free trade, movement and right of residence in the region. The presidents of Burundi, Kenya,...

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East Africa: Ten Years Later, EAC Roars 'One People, One Destiny'

TEN years ago, in 1999, the East African Community (EAC) was re-born. The EAC had collapsed in 1977 over what many have said were political and ideological disagreements between the political leadership of the partner states.

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Country Pooled With Zambia

Nairobi — Kenya coach Twahir Mihiddin has said Harambee Stars must be wary right from the group stage following the release of the Orange Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup draw on Thursday. Hosts Kenya were drawn in Group "A"...

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VATICAN - Benedict XVI receives President of Burundi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh: ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of November 17, the Holy Father Benedict XVI received the President of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza. They then had an interview with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of...

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Analysis: Upcoming polls to test Burundi's fragile peace

Next year's elections in Burundi, billed as a milestone on the country's long road to sustainable peace, could trigger more conflict because of a combination of widespread illegal weapons and well-organized youth wings of...

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Africa: Spotlight on Beijing +15

I want to bring the spotlight back to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) in 1995 ushered in a new era in terms of addressing women's empowerment and...

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Farmers Raise Incomes From Intercropping

Growing coffee and banana plants together can increase farmers' revenues by as much as 50 per cent, researchers say. They are encouraging coffee and banana farmers in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo...

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