KENYAN men yesterday started a 30 day sex boycot to protest against abuse of their conjugal rights by women. Aendeleo ya Wanaume (The Men’s Organisation) is organising the boycot said to have started last night,  They have said that more men are expected to endorse the countrywide boycot.

Women activists in uganda are seeking the abolition of bride price saying that it leads to domestic violence. The rights campaigners under their umbrella organisation, the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET), said the practice should be outlawed.

Bujumbura - Burundi's Supreme Court upheld a 13-year jail term against a former head of the presidential party accused of plotting against the state, court officials said Tuesday.

DELTA Airlines is to start direct flights to the US from Kenya. The airline will start flights on June 3 from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport via Dakar, Senegal to Atlanta, in the US.

Washington - President Barack Obama's national security adviser says allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military is in the early discussions.

Harare - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has said his unity government with President Robert Mugabe was on the right track, despite their differences. Mugabe and Tsvangirai will be holding talks on outstanding issues from a power-sharing deal such as new appointments of the central bank governor and the attorney-general.

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda has resigned from the cabinet after a crisis sparked by his sacking of the country's army chief.