Regions
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EAC technocrats to explore business linkages in DR Congo this week
ARUSHA– The East African Community [ EAC] Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, will tomorrow lead a delegation comprising the heads of EAC organs and institutions and eminent regional business leaders, to the…
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Fish farmers concerned over decline in production
KIGALI-The fishing community around Lake Kivu in Rwanda is reporting a sharp decline in sardine fish production for the last three years, reports The New Times. According to Jean-Bosco Sibomana, the coordinator…
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COMESA Member States supported to eliminate NTBs
LUSAKA- Four Member States of COMESA have received capacity building support to their institutional frameworks for elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers [ NTBs ] on Common goods, in compliance with the requisite COMESA…
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All set for 5th edition of JAMAFEST 2022 in Bujumbura
ARUSHA– Preparations are in high gear for the 5th Edition of the East African Community [EAC] Arts and Culture Festival, popularly known as Jumuiya ya Africa Mashariki Utamaduni Festival [ JAMAFEST ]…
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Kenyan politician roots for coffee, milk value addition
NAIROBI-Nakuru former Governor Lee Kinyanjui has said coffee sector reforms should prioritsse value-addition which includes processing, packaging, and branding the cash crop, reports Coop News. Kenya exports over 98 percent of its…
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KITE rebrands to Keystone Sacco as it eyes new markets
NAIROBI-Keystone DT Sacco formerly KITE Sacco has officially launched its new name setting the stage for major expansion, Kenyan media outlets say. Sacco Board Chairman, Esau Ogada said rebranding KITE was geared…
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ACTESA develops regional horticultural observatory programme
LUSAKA– The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ ACTESA ] has developed the COMESA Horticultural Observatory Programme which will be used to engage multi-stakeholders in the horticultural industry…
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Land, housing sectors take largest share of SACCO loans in Kenya
NAIROBI– A sectoral lending report by Kenya’s SACCO regulator, Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] puts the land and housing sectors of the Kenyan economy as the biggest borrowers of Sacco loans, accounting…
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1.18mln in Kenya halt sacco savings, says regulator
NAIROBI– Business Daily reports that over 1.18 million savers in Kenya last year stopped making monthly contributions to savings and credit cooperative societies [Saccos], suggesting a difficult recovery of the jobs market…
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Global animal welfare charity commends Nigeria’s proposed ban on donkey slaughter
LAGOS– The world’s largest equine charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, has welcomed moves by the Nigerian government toward an outright ban on the slaughter of donkeys as well as the export of their…
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