The reluctance of western and other powers to act against Djibouti’s increasing arms trafficking activities poses an existential threat to…
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Nairobi hosts Africa free trade phase II negotiations preparation meeting
International development partners are holding a series of consultative meetings in Nairobi, Kenya to initiate research on the 9th edition…
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Africa50 to announce new shareholders in Nairobi meeting
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure platform, will host its third General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) in Nairobi, Kenya on 19 July at…
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Rwanda exports dried hybrid chilli to India for the first time
The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) project has implemented several initiatives over the…
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How sea-based drug trade undermines democracy
The east African coast plays an increasingly significant role in the global heroin trade. Heroin is shipped from Afghanistan via…
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Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda best for investors
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda offer investors a reward score above the African continent’s average, according to the 2018 Africa…
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Africa electricity index examines 15 countries performance
Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa (ERI), new report by the African Development Bank measures the level of development of regulatory…
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U.S. Commerce delegation to visit Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire
The United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross is set to lead a delegation from the President’s Advisory Council on…
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Mastercard Kenya appoints new Financial Inclusion Labs chief
Mastercard has appointed Salah Goss as Head of the Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion, based in Nairobi, Kenya. She will…
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Innovations for rural transformation key says IFAD
Concluding a five-day visit to Kenya the Vice President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Cornelia Richter stresses…
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Rwanda, Niger ratify African free trade bill
By Omer Redi – The governments of Rwanda and Niger have joined Kenya and Ghana in ratifying the African Continental…
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African Union calls on members to follow Kenya, Ghana footsteps
As Kenya and Ghana take the lead, the African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki calls on member states to speed up…
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Mastercard, Unilever to introduce Digital Lending Platform in Africa
Mastercard and Unilever extend partnership to help micro entrepreneurs in Africa and other regions overcome the cash constraints that limit…
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Experts set to discuss regional fisheries, aquaculture strategy
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is set organized a two days meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss on…
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