Kasaija asks private sector to invest in free zones
Finance minister, Matia Kasaija has compelled the private sector to diversify their investments into the free zones, created by the government to accelerate export-led industrialisa…...
Read More Mombasa port performance hits new record
The Port of Mombasa has registered a new performance record of more than 6.24 million metric tonnes throughput in the month of October with containerised cargo taking the largest sh…...
Read More Chinese textile firm inaugurates 220 mln USD plant in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) -- Chinese textile manufacturing giant, Wuxi No. 1 Cotton Textile PLC, has inaugurated its Ethiopia branch, with an ambition to export much of its products to …...
Read More Togo First launches contest for startups with sustainable energy projects
(Togo First) - Applications to the Sustainable Energy Young Enterprises (JEDD in French) are now open.Eligible to apply are young entrepreneurs who operate in the power sector and h…...
Read More KNCCI to open office in United Arab Emirates
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) will set up a trade command base at the United Arab Emirates.KNCCI president Richard Ngatia said the chamber will sign ma…...
Read More First Micro Hydropower Plant Completed in Ghana
The Bui Power Authority (BPA) has announced the completion of the 45kW Tsatsadu generating station in Ghana’s Volta region, the first micro hydropower plant in the country.Located …...
Read More Royal Air Maroc adding São Paulo-Casablanca frequency
By Bruna Garcia Fonseca/ANBASão Paulo – Royal Air Maroc, the Moroccan airline, is adding a frequency from São Paulo to Casablanca next December or January. This will brin…...
Read More Firms partner to offer medicine on credit via app
Irish digital loans startup Umba—which received seed capital from ACT Venture Capital Frontline Ventures and Bloom Equity—has partnered with Kenya’s MYDAWA to fund purchase of dr…...
Read More Kenyan youth: We save, run businesses and are in farming
A majority of Kenyan youth invests their savings in business and agriculture, a new survey shows, providing a hint about the financial habits of the largest portion of the country’…...
Read More French-Moroccan designer Nora Sahraoui brings Moroccan flair to Miami
By Morgan Hekking - Rabat – French-Moroccan designer Nora Sahraoui is set to bring her Moroccan flair to Miami Modest Fashion Week. The event’s organizers chose the Xela Fashion f…...
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