NAIROBI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic

indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on

Tuesday.

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EVENTS:

*BOTSWANA - Bank of Botswana to auction its 14-day certificate Treasury

bill.

GLOBAL MARKETS

Asian shares rose on Tuesday as recent selling drew bargain hunters, but

investors were cautious ahead of more U.S. economic reports and a Federal

Reserve policy decision later in the week that may offer clues to the

Fed's stimulus plans.

WORLD OIL PRICES

Brent crude held steady above $113 on Tuesday on hopes that economic

growth might be picking up in the world's largest oil consumer after a

gauge of planned U.S. business spending rose in December, adding to

recent positive global economic data.

EMERGING MARKETS

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NIGERIA MARKETS

Nigeria's naira strengthened against the U.S dollar on the interbank

market on Monday, supported by dollar sales by a unit of Addax Petroleum

and some offshore investors buying local debt, traders said.

NIGERIA SECURITY

A purported commander of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram declared a

unilateral ceasefire on Monday, raising fresh questions about possible

rifts within the secretive militant movement as it was not clear if he

was speaking for the group.

Also, France has asked its citizens to leave northern Nigeria and

areas around the capital Abuja after threats due to its military

intervention in Mali, a diplomatic source said on Monday.

SOUTH AFRICA MARKETS

South African stocks booked record closes after turning positive in late

Monday trading, lifted by positive U.S. durable goods data and a strong

showing from locally listed shares of brewer SABMiller.

South Africa's rand fell 2 percent against the dollar on Monday,

touching a new 4-year low as stronger-than-expected U.S. data prompted a

greenback rally against emerging market currencies.

KENYA MARKETS

The Kenyan shilling held steady against the dollar on Monday,

helped by tightening liquidity in the market, while shares edged up for

the first time in eight sessions.

KENYA AIRLINE

Kenya Airways recorded slower growth in total passengers

carried in its third financial quarter, affected by lower traffic in

Europe and flagging performance on African routes, it said on Monday.

KENYA TEA

Kenya's tea exports earnings, the east African country's top foreign

exchange source, are seen rising 4 percent to 116 billion shillings

($1.33 billion) in 2013, the regulatory Tea Board of Kenya said on

Monday.

KENYA- UGANDA PIPELINE

Kenya and Uganda said on Monday they were looking for a strategic private

investment partner to build and operate a pipeline to transport refined

petroleum products between the two east African countries.

GHANA MARKETS

Shares in Fan Milk Limited rose 1.1 percent after the

dairy-products maker reported a 44 percent jump in yearly net profit for

2012.

Its shares were up 0.04 cedis to 3.60 cedis on 1,500 shares traded,

leading the GSE Composite Index up 3.52 points, or 0.28 percent,

to 1,274.32 points.

Also, the yield on Ghana's 91-day bill fell to 22.79 percent at a

Jan. 28 auction from 22.85 percent at a previous auction.

ANGOLA LENDING RATE

Angola's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points

to 10 percent, the bank said after a meeting of its monetary policy

committee on Monday.

ZAMBIA MOTOR VEHICLE INDUSTRY

A Zambian government regulator has rejected a proposed merger of Japanese

conglomerate Toyota Tsusho Corp and France's CFAO,

saying on Monday it would lessen competition in the local car market.

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