East Africa
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Fish cooperative in Kenya meeting increased demand for fish
NAIROBI, April 30, 2024 – William Ebukut lives with his family of seven in Loiyangalani town located in Marsabit County on the eastern bank of Lake Turkana. The lake occupies northwestern Kenya,…
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Kenyan farmers get fertiliser boost with US$ 2mln AFFM credit guarantee
NAIROBI, April 28, 2024 – In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism [AFFM] on Friday launched a project that will help deliver nearly 8,000…
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Rwanda: ADF to provide a partial credit guarantee to support the financing of green and sustainable initiatives
ABIDJAN, April 25, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ADF], the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB], has approved a partial credit guarantee…
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Feasibility studies for major EAC expressway set to begin soon
BUSIA, April 24, 2024 – The feasibility studies for the 256-kilometre multinational Kisumu-Kisian-Busia/Kakira-Malaba-Busitema-Busia Expressway is set to start soon after the East African Community [EAC] officially handed over the site to the…
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Kenya: Coffee cooperatives urged to list their debts
NAIROBI, April 2, 2024, Kenya’s Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development has asked coffee cooperative societies in the country to list and verify their debts to help the…
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya to pay shareholders Ksh 8.8bln in dividends
NAIROBI, March 25, 2024 – The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has maintained a dividend of Ksh 1.5 per share for the year ended December 31, 2023 after it recorded a 5.2 percent…
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East African Petroleum Conference 2025 preparations commence as Uganda hands over to Tanzania
KAMPALA, March 18, 2024 – The stage is set for the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition 2025 [EAPCE’25], scheduled to take place from March 5-7, 2025 in Tanzania. Organised by…
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Africa faces a decisive moment to shape a new future – The Africa CEO Forum 2024
KAMPALA, March 14, 2024 – As global crises cast long shadows, Africa stands at a critical crossroads: Will the continent remain on the sidelines of history or will its leaders band together…
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Preserve genetic materials for future generations, EAC Partner States told
NAIROBI, March 10, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Regional Science, Technology and Innovation [STI] Conference ended in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday with a resolution calling on Partner States and…
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3rd EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opens in Nairobi
NAIROBI, March 7, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday with an appeal to all stakeholders to work together…
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