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Uganda Uganda Hot On Turkish Airlines List
Kampala - Turkish Airlines, the two time winner of Europe's Best Airline Award and the people behind the popular ad of Lionel Messi dueling with Kobe Bryant, say they are ready to work with Uganda's Ministry of Tourism and other stakeholders to promote the country's attractions. Speaking to the East African Business Week in an exclusive interview last week, Erbil Akgun, the ...
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Africa Is Africas Economic Boom a Myth
Africa is celebrating 50 years of political unity and the economy is also booming. It's now widely seen as a region of great opportunities, but experts are skeptical about how long this will last. Two out of three Africans have a mobile phone or smartphone. Purchasing power on the continent is increasing, markets are growing and more and more Africans are becoming billionaires. This is a ...
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Kenya Investors Pledge Sh56 Billion for Machakos County
Machakos county has received a commitment of Sh56.3 billion from investors. This follows the signing of an MoU between governor Alfred Mutua and investors after a two day conference at Maanzoni lodge in Machakos at the weekend. "As an incentive to our investors, Machakos county will provide land free of charge to investors who are ready to start work," Mutua said. The governor was ...
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Kenya High Court Halts Removal of Justice Angawa
The High Court has stopped the Judicial Service Commission from suspending Justice Mary Ang'awa pending a hearing on her petition to reverse her removal from the Judiciary. High Court Judge Mumbi Ngugi said Ang'awa will not be removed from office and she will continue to receive her salary until the case is determined. Ang'awa's file has been forwarded to Chief Justice ...
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Burundi EU to Fund Burundi - Rwanda Power Line
Kampala - The European Union has agreed to give the East African Community €16 million Euros ($20 million) to build a power interconnector between Burundi and Rwanda. An interconnector is a cable or overhead line connecting two separate control areas, (or this case countries), each with its separate system operator. The Rwanda-Burundi 220kV Interconnector is part of a larger ongoing ...
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Africa Africa Lags Behind for Lack of Linkages
Kigali - Commodity-based industrialisation has been championed as the best way for African countries to grow their economies. According to the 2013 UN Economic Commission for Africa report, African countries have significant human and natural resources which can be used to promote industrialization and structural economic transformation through value addition strategies in all sectors. ...
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Africa Cuban Envoy Hails AU On Golden Jubilee
THE Cuban Embassy in Zimbabwe has underscored the strong ties that exist between the African continent and Caribbean nation. Speaking on the occasion of the African Union's golden jubilee celebrations on May 25, Cuban Ambassador to Zimbabwe Cde Enrique Antonio Prieto Lopez said in a statement, "The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba has the honour to express its heart-felt congratulatory ...
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Kenya Mobile Umbrella GSMA Opens Nairobi Office
Nairobi, Kenya - The Global System for Mobile (GSM) Association, the umbrella organization for the world's mobile operators, opened its African headquarters in Nairobi last week. This is aimed at supporting the sub Saharan Africa's expanding telecoms market. GSMA Director General Anne Bouverot said the market vibrancy on the continent and Kenya's strategic location at the centre ...
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More Fighting in DRC City Ahead of Bans Arrival
Wednesday's fighting outside the city of Goma marks the third straight day of clashes between the Congolese army and rebel group M23. Witnesses say an artillery round landed in Goma's Ndosho neighborhood, killing one person and injuring three others. There was no indication which side launched the round. Mr. Ban arrived in the DRC capital, Kinshasa, on Wednesday, at the start ...
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Morocco to launch 4G licence auction by end 2013
Morocco's telecoms watchdog Agence Nationale de Reglementation de Telecom (ANRT) has announced its plans to launch an auction for 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile licences by the end of 2013, state news ...
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Vodacom extends M-PESA to Mozambique
According to AllAfrica.com Vodacom Mozambique has introduced the mobile money transfer service M-PESA, as popularised by its Vodafone-owned sister company Safaricom in Kenya. Speaking at the launch ceremony in Maputo last week, Ernesto Gove, the governor of the Bank of Mozambique, said that 'the existence of a strong and stable financial system that is comprehensive and inclusive is an ...
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Lifestyle An energy efficient stove for Kenya
The three stone fire is a commonly used in food preparation in Kenya, and many people can relate with the simple and accessible mode of cooking. For ...
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Mortar lands in Congo as UN chief arrives
GOMA, Congo -; A spokesman for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that a mortar landed in a neighborhood of Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, which last year was briefly overrun by a rebel group. The explosion comes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Congo's distant capital for a two-day visit that is expected to take him to ...
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Zimbabwes new constitution signed into law
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has signed the nation's new constitution into law. The new constitution replaces a 33-year-old document forged in the dying days of British colonial rule and paving the way for elections later this year. The constitution was approved overwhelmingly in a referendum in March. The new document clips the powers of the president and imposes a two-term limit. ...
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Sudan Accused of Blocking Oil Exports
KAMPALA, Uganda - South Sudan on Wednesday accused Sudan of blocking oil flow from its Unity state in the latest spat involving the two oil producers, which agreed to restart oil exports last month after a 15-month closure, officials said. South Sudan hasn't been able to pump around 90,000 barrels a day of crude from its TharJath oil field in the border state of Unity for nearly a week ...
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Zim Constitution inked into law while elections wait for date
The new Constitution curtails the president's powers, limits presidential tenures to two five-year terms and does away with the post of prime minister. ...
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Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe signs new constitution into law Wednesday
International News: Robert Mugabe's redemption narrative will be less convincing if civil society groups are right and his Zanu-PF party resorts to intimidating voters this ...
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19 killed 27 injured in clash between DR Congo army and M23 rebels
Monday's clash between Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army and the M23 rebels in North-Kivu Province left at least 19 dead and 27 others injured, the government official said on Tuesday."Following Monday's fighting, 15 rebels were killed and 21 others were injured, while the army lost 4 officers and 6 of them were injured," government spokesman Lambert Mende said.He ...
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Nigerias Moses to miss Confed Cup
Nigeria forward Victor Moses will miss this summer's Confederations Cup through injury, while his Chelsea team-mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for an upcoming international friendly against ...
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Artillery lands in east Congo city humanitarian camp
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Artillery rounds landed in a heavily populated neighborhood of Congo's eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring other civilians a day before a planned visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, a human rights group ...
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Namibia Winter Could Exacerbate Power Crisis
Windhoek - This winter, Namibians should expect major uncertainties when it comes to electricity provision as Namibia's largest supplier of power, Eskom, is experiencing a power deficit and electricity outages, according to NamPower. "It will indeed be challenging for NamPower to keep the lights on. I would therefore appeal to all our customers, small and large, to meet us halfway by ...
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Nigeria Human Parts Available in Lagos - Price List Revealed
Lagos - Emotions ran high, Tuesday, at Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, following startling revelations by suspected members of three syndicates, who specialised in selling human parts to herbalists and persons suspected to be clerics. The suspects told a bewildered crowd that human heads were sold for N8,000; hands, N4,000 and private parts N10,000. One of them, Agboola Kolawole, who blamed ...
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Kenya Ruto Private Jet Hire Cost U.S. $221000
Deputy President William Ruto yesterday came out to defend the hiring of a luxury jet for his tour of African countries stating that it was competitively procured and cheapest on offer. Ruto's office released a statement saying it sought competitive quotations from three competent chartered aircraft service providers and picked the one that was charging the least to airlift the deputy ...
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Zimbabwe Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting
Harare - For the last month Gibson Severe and his wife, Merjury Severe, known opposition supporters from Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, have been hiding out in the country's capital Harare. The Movement for Democratic Change - Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) supporters were forced to flee their rural home in Hurungwe district after Zimbabwe African National Union ...
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Kenya A Country Held for Ransom
Gangs in Kenya Have Realised That Every Family, No Matter How Poor, Will Give Everything It Can to Stay Whole, Sparking a Rising Trend of Kidnappings for Ransom. the Crime, and the Public’s Reaction to It, Have Left Police At Something of a Loss, and Kenyans Scrambling to Stay ...
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Kenya leading the world on credit access
Kenya has been hailed by the World Bank as a world leader in financial innovation, revamping its financial services sector in such a way that access for the poor to micro-loans is made easier, providing the means to independence and future prosperity.
Proponents of micro-loans argue that they are a significant means of lifting the poor out of poverty and providing them with the means by which to develop financial independence. When one considers that Kenya has a population in which around 56% of people live below the poverty line, the government’s efforts to increase access to credit and financial services for the poor becomes poignant. Read more
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