G8/ Putin warns west not to arm rebels
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday questioned why the West would want to arm Syrian rebels who he said ate human organs, saying plans to give them weapons contradicted basic human values.UK: Tax havens criticised ahead of G7 meeting
British Finance Minister, George Osborne has been criticised by anti-tax dodgers for not putting the issue of tax havens on the G7 meeting agenda. Kenyan economy is top on my priority list: Kenyatta 
Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has promised to deliver on campaign promises, starting with the economy, but ensuring national cohesion and unity. Delivering his first address after being formally inaugurated at a soccer stadium in the capital Nairobi, Kenyatta said the Kenyan economy was at the top of his priority list. Many Kenyans hope that Kenyatta, a 51-year-old former finance minister, will now deliver a swift improvement in the economy, which has yet to return to the 7 percent growth rate attained before the December 2007 vote. Some of those watching his speech on television in a Nairobi bar said they were hopeful of a better future with the new president.
Kenyan economy is top on my priority list: Kenyatta
Kenya's new president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has promised to deliver on campaign promises, starting with the economy, but ensuring national cohesion and unity. Delivering his first address after being formally inaugurated at a soccer stadium in the capital Nairobi, Kenyatta said the Kenyan economy was at the top of his priority list. Many Kenyans hope that Kenyatta, a 51-year-old former finance minister, will now deliver a swift improvement in the economy, which has yet to return to the 7 percent growth rate attained before the December 2007 vote. Some of those watching his speech on television in a Nairobi bar said they were hopeful of a better future with the new president.
Sudan's Darfur gets $3.6 billion committment
Donor countries have pledged $3.6bn for the development and reconstruction of Sudan's Darfur region, to be paid over six years. The announcement was made at the end of a two-day international donor forum hosted by the Gulf state of Qatar. Despite $2.6 billion already committed by the Sudanese government, the pledges still fell short of the $7.2 billion the United Nations had hoped to raise. The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), negotiated with the support of the government of Qatar, forms the basis for a permanent ceasefire and comprehensive peace agreement to end the fighting that began in Darfur ten years ago, pitting government forces and allied militiamen against rebel groups.
