NAIROBI (Reuters) - The first batch of Kenyan troops who had served in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan arrived home on Wednesday, after Nairobi ordered them to withdraw in response to the sacking of the Kenyan commander of the UNMISS force.

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Tullow Oil lowered its spending again on Wednesday in the face of low oil prices and cut production targets due to the slower than expected increase in output from its new TEN oil fields offshore Ghana.

NAMANGA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is only 6 am but Veronica Lemungat is already setting up shop at the Namanga open-air market, on the Tanzania-Kenya border. She brushes twigs off her striped red and blue dress, and places a bundle of firewood at her feet.

ACCRA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's annual consumer price inflation fell to 15.8 percent in October from 17.2 percent in September, driven down by lower service charges and food prices, the statistics office said on Wednesday.

ACCRA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's annual consumer price inflation fell to 15.8 percent in October from 17.2 percent in September, the statistics office said on Wednesday.

ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram militants last month say they were not abused or raped during two-and-a-half years' captivity in northeast Nigeria, a source close to the presidency said on Wednesday.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday on his victory in the U.S. presidential election and said he hoped his election would unleash a new era of closer ties with Washington.

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - President Alassane Ouattara signed a new constitution into law on Tuesday, casting it as the way to a peaceful future for Ivory Coast, which has emerged as one of Africa's rising economic stars after years of violent upheaval.

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Software that has tracked earthquake aid in Haiti, elections in India and sexual assaults in Egypt is tackling a new challenge: any reports of violence, intimidation or fraud in the U.S. vote.

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen have killed more than 30 gold miners in a remote area of northern Nigeria, police said on Tuesday.

NAIROBI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. - - - - - EVENTS: * SOUTH AFRICA - South African Reserve Bank releases its latest monetary policy review, followed by a financial stability forum. * SOUTH AFRICA - South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) releases business confidence index. GLOBAL MARKETS The U.S. dollar sank and sto