Bleak oil prospects and price decline may force companies to exit Africa
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· East African countries like Kenya and Uganda, which have
boasted of their oil wealth and estimated that the millions...
EABC’s tourism income to dry up; seeks support to help stakeholder
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· The East African Business Council (EABC) took upon itself
the task of development of tourism sector in the region...
Tanzania to have more telecommunication towers to ensure speedy communication
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· Joseph Kakuda, Sikonge Member of Parliament (MP-CCM),
Tanzania has alleged that telecommunication towers in eight wards of
the constituency are...
Tanzania to build strong rooms for keeping precious stones near airports
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· Tanzanian government will construct strong rooms at various
airports across the country for storing precious stones
· ...
WB Group sanctioned US$50 million to support Kenya’s response to COVID-19 pandemic
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· The World Bank recently announced that it is rolling out a
massive project of US$ 14 billion for developing...
Ethiopia denies entry of M-Pesa
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Ethiopian Government has denied entry saying only local companies would be allowed to do offer such services.
Safaricom had been in...
Locust hit East Africa gets AFDB Grant
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a $1.5 million emergency grant to fight locust’s invasion
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia,...
Massive debt relief for Somalia
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· The Paris Club of creditor countries are restructuring
Somalia’s external public debt by cancelling a large quantum of debt-
to...
Somalia mourns the death of Ex-Prime Minister
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National mourning of three days by Somalia in memory of ex-Prime Minister Nur Adde.
The former Prime Minister was the first...
The World Bank approves Education loan to Tanzania
An education loan of $500 million to Tanzania has been approved by the World Bank
The education support will directly benefit about 6.5...