Chinese firm builds major road project in W. Ethiopia

Chinese firm builds major road project in W. Ethiopia

Mark your calendars: Africa Build Show 2020, Accra, Ghana, 17-19 June 2020.http://africabuildshow.com/The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday launched the construction o…...

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Kenya urgently needs an independent food safety regulator

Kenya urgently needs an independent food safety regulator

Dec. 9 2019 Over the years, food safety concerns have been largely ignored by relevant stakeholders with serious consequences for Kenyan consumers.It is evident from recent reports …...

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Carrefour opens Uganda branch in expansion drive

Carrefour opens Uganda branch in expansion drive

French retailer Carrefour has opened its first branch in Kampala in an expansion drive aimed at taking up space previously occupied by collapsed Nakumatt Holdings. Carrefour, whose …...

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Morocco begins talks to curb trade deficit with Turkey

Morocco begins talks to curb trade deficit with Turkey

RABAT: Morocco said it and Turkey had agreed in talks on Wednesday to review their free trade deal as Rabat struggles to curb its roughly $2 billion annual trade deficit with Ankara…...

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to finalize Blue Nile dam agreement this month

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to finalize Blue Nile dam agreement this month

Ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agreed on Wednesday to reconvene in the United States later this month to finalize an agreement on a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile t…...

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Marathon, hackathon planned in Dubai for African children

Marathon, hackathon planned in Dubai for African children

By Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary, Senior Reporter -- Dubai: A marathon run in aid of children and a hackathon to find technology solutions for humanitarian causes are two key events pla…...

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Ethiopian Airlines to start building new $5 billion airport this year - CEO

Ethiopian Airlines to start building new $5 billion airport this year - CEO

Ethiopian Airlines will start constructing a new $5 billion (Sh500 billion) airport later this year, its chief executive officer was quoted as saying on Wednesday, as the rapidly-ex…...

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Safaricom partners with M-Gas for Cooking Gas Subscription Service

Safaricom partners with M-Gas for Cooking Gas Subscription Service

Sign up now for Africa Food Show 2020: 24-26 June 2020, Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC)http://africafoodshow.com/Safaricom partners with M-Gas for Cooking Gas Subscr…...

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Pakistan retains top position in Kenya tea imports

Pakistan retains top position in Kenya tea imports

Pakistan has cemented its position as the largest buyer of Kenyan tea with stocks worth Sh35 billion in the 10 months to October 2019. Latest data from the tea directorate indicates…...

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Ethiopia To Build Continental Satellite Data Receiver Station With China’s Help

Ethiopia To Build Continental Satellite Data Receiver Station With China’s Help

By Joseph Ibeh -- China is expected to help Ethiopia build a continental satellite data receiver station, a news report by China state media Xinhua quotes Dr Solomon Belay, Director…...

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