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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Report examines ten African countries’ public finance management
A new flagship report co-produced by The African Capacity Building Foundations and the African Development Bank looks ten African countries…
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African Development Bank finances Kenya’s airport expansion
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a $160 million loan for the expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) of…
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