Features By Julia Simon
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In Kenya election, the issue in one region is oil
Oil was discovered in the Turkana region of northwest Kenya one year ago. Now local people fear they will be displaced and won't get a fair share of any future oil profits.
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In Kenya, increasing interest in data mining
The growth of Kenya's increasingly-affluent middle class has brought a consumer explosion. Now there's mounting international interest in mining that data to improve businesses' profitability.
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Egypt's army is still a force in the economy
Egypt's army has economic interests ranging from construction to tourism. Getting it to focus just on soldiering may not be easy.
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Detained: My story of interrogation by the Egyptian military
Freelance reporter Julia Simon describes her 12-hour detention in Egypt while reporting a story for Marketplace.
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Egyptian economy still chugging along amid protests
Egyptians began voting today in the first phase of parliamentary elections. The country's economy has hit a hard patch, but not quite come to a halt.
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Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
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Fast food in Tunisia
International restaurant chains think a newly democratic Tunisia could be a promising place to set up shop. Tunisians love their own version of fast food, but some say they'd welcome the occasional cheeseburger.
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U.S. company Noble Energy begins drilling in Cyprus
A Texas-based oil company discovered a large supply of deep water natural gas in the Mediterranean and plans to begin drilling this week. That's causing big tension with countries in the region.
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Egypt's hydrocarbon sector remains steady
Despite all the political unrest that has hit the Egyptian economy, the one area that's still growing with local and foreign investment is natural gas.
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