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Relocating to Nairobi

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, Wanted in Africa team

ENTRY/WORK PERMITS Non-Kenyan citizens must have an entry/work permit issued by the Principal Immigration Office (PIO) before they can take up any form of work in Kenya, whether paid or unpaid.... more

Doing business in a climate of violence.

Wednesday, February 6th 2008, Jonathan Knocker

The Africa House Ltd based in Harrogate, north Yorkshire in England, purchases fair trade soft furnishings and household accessories from 14 suppliers spread around Kenya. Naturally we have been very... more

Post-election violence: the situation in Nairobi.

Wednesday, January 2nd 2008, Wanted in Africa's correspondent in Nairobi

The situation in Nairobi and other parts of the country is volatile, with local and international religious and other leaders calling on president Mwai Kibaki and opposition party Orange Democratic... more

Exciting times for Kenyan journalists

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, Wanted in Africa's correspondent in Nairobi

These are exciting times for Kenyan journalists ahead of the general and local government elections on 27 December. Members of the fourth estate are now as fired up as the presidential,... more

World Social Forum 2007 comes to Africa.

Friday, January 19th 2007, Laura Clarke.

The World Social Forum 2007 opens in Nairobi on 20 January under the clarion call “Another World is Possible”. Organised each year by civil society movements as a counterpoint to... more

Nairobi, a city of extremes.

Wednesday, February 1st 2006, Mike Pflanz and Laura Clarke

Nairobi is a busy modern city of approximately 2.9 million people and the de facto commercial capital of East Africa. Most businesses are headquartered in the city centre or in... more