Africa commits to transformative actions for sustainable blue economy
By United Nations Development Programme New York, 6 September 2019 - African countries have committed to enhance the development of blue economy as the en…...
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China's e-commerce giant Alibaba helps boost digital economy in Rwanda
A Rwandan coffee company said cooperation with Alibaba is promising."We can be the best producer, and they can be our best coffee buyers, and we can improve lives in both natio…...
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Stanbic to aid traders pay and source imports in deal with Chinese
Stanbic Bank has inked a deal with a Chinese trade agent to ease the process of sourcing and paying for imports from the Asian economy for its customers.…...
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AIIB expands membership to 100 in three years
LUXEMBOURG - The three-year-old Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) on Saturday further expanded its membership to 100 with the approval of the African newcomers of Benin, D…...
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Chinese-built toll road mobilizes trade, economy in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The newly inaugurated Chinese-built 220-km toll road that connects landlocked Ethiopia to ports in Djibouti will meet Ethiopias growing import-expor…...
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African leaders announce massive free-trade zone
If successful, it would unite 1.3B people, create $3.4T economic bloc and usher in new era of developmentAfrican leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that i…...
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China-Africa cooperation in high gear, powering global growth
by Xinhua writer Zhu ShaobinNAIROBI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The China-organized trade expo facilitates the flow of African products to a bigger market, said Gerard Sina, owner of a Rwan…...
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Nigeria to join Africa’s free trade agreement
Africas biggest economy has belatedly agreed to join a huge free trade agreement aimed at boosting manufacturing across the continent.Nigeria will sign th…...
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Kenya Airways, GE ink fuel-saving deal
Kenya Airways (KQ) has moved to check on its fuel bill by inking a contract with US firm GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, which will provide realtime digital data on …...
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